9/3/2008

We have lived in Maine for 6 months now and have seen the seasons roll from late winter to Spring and then into Summer and now they are about to roll once more.

I can feel the change in the air...the last few mornings have been cool and this morning I grabbed a sweatshirt before going out in the yard with the dogs. I noticed the thermometer said, "43 degrees" on the back deck. When I lived in California, 43 was more typical of the temperature in December...

Benediction:

To those who are traveling....God's Speed to you.

To those who are in pain......May you find Relief.

To those who are recuperating...........Be Well.

To those who are lonely..........May you feel the Blessing of Caring Friends.

To those who are confused or anxious..........May you be Comforted.

To those who are weary.............May you have Restorative Rest.

To those who are well and...

Labor Day

Today is Labor Day. In the United States, it is a day that is widely "observed" but not really "celebrated". Labor Day was set aside to honor working people. In some counties it became associated with political parties that declared themselves to be "the peoples party", whether Labor, Socialist or Communist. Perhaps that association is why Labor Day isn't really celebrated here in America.

Christmas has carols and other songs that...

I have received several supportive messages from readers who enjoy my posts, asking if by chance, I were a "writer". I guess that depends on what being "a writer" entails.

I am "a reader"; I love to read. I appreciate the type of writing that evokes emotion and provides insights and I also enjoy the precise exposition of ideas.

At times I have spent time trying my hand at writing: poetry, fables, and family history. I have never had any...

Today, I acknowledge and celebrate the plans that didn't work out as hoped or expected.

Not everything we envision turns out as we had hoped. My backyard gardens are illustrative of this observation. They were laid out by my partner with creativity and what seemed like inspiration...as he wandered over the half acre in back of the new house this spring, scratching the bare ground with a stick, drawing pathways and inter connected beds that radiated out from a central focal point....