“One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak.” - G.K. Chesterton Oh, it’s delicious to reach a high point. Everybody loves a mountaintop experience. Up there full of satisfaction. Completing the climb, maybe the accomplishment…
Autumn is, without a doubt, my favorite time of year. John Keats called it the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness.” Mmm, yes. Our New Mexico skies somehow become even more astonishingly blue. The bosque turns to gold. It takes…
Sometimes it seems like everything has changed and nothing will ever be the same. From another angle, though, it looks to me like things are pretty much the same as they’ve always been — amped up, for sure, but basically…
by Patty Stephens I sure do miss your voices and lovely spirits. Your hugs. It has been four weeks since I touched another human. Sheltering at home is an opportunity for deep appreciation. I am taking it and spending time…
A man walks down the street, says “Why am I soft in the middle now? Why am I soft in the middle when the rest of my life is so hard?” - Paul Simon Paul Simon wrote this during or…
by Ramona King My husband and I sat before the computer screen to view the streaming of August’ Wilson’s play turned motion picture, FENCES. We were watching the scene where father and son fistfight. Son protecting mother and father asserting…
I declare — there are things in the world that terrify me, and we’ve got what it takes to face them all. I declare that a holy alignment with Divine Harmony, Intelligence, Love, Beauty, Joy, and Plenty is the most…
