I like to hold the above phrase in my mind as I venture into new areas of life: writing, exercising, thinking, collaging, spirituality, making new friends… they all hold possibility for me. My newest ‘venture’ that I’m wondering about is something that has been lurking down in my soul for a number of years. I’m…

This is a story that I wrote from a session in my soul-care group based on studying and reflecting on the ‘orphan’ archetype. Once upon a time there was a beautiful young child – a dark haired, sweetly dimpled young girl, born into a family of parents who were both surprised and delighted by her…

This is a post I wrote 2 years ago. Bethany is now 19, a freshman at Seattle University, Becca is 16 and a Junior at Kings High School and Nate is 14, an 8th grader at Shoreline Christian School.  This is a peek into one of my parenting days 2 years ago and how soulful…

I was reading an article the other day in the Wall Street Journal about a law that the Taliban was trying to pass in Afghanistan and I got so angry that the saying ‘I could feel my blood boiling’ was rattling around inside of me. The article was about how the Taliban were trying to…

I’ve been pondering about this topic for quite some time. When I first connected within the church as a teenager I quickly became involved with leadership. Pretty much from my late teens until a few years ago in my early forties I have served, volunteered and been in some kind of leadership role or position….

I was walking at Greenlake this morning with a good friend of mine, and our dogs, when somehow, somewhere in the midst of her conversation, this is what she said, “You know, Sharon, I’m not a very religious person, but I am deeply spiritual.” I thought that was so well said, and I could understand…

This morning before I headed off on my practice of walking Greenlake with my faithful canine companion, Libby, I was meditating on the following verse from Psalm 33: ‘Earth is drenched in God’s affectionate satisfaction.’ Somehow that caught my eye and heart this morning as I was reading through the psalm, and sipping on my…

Yesterday, Feb. 23, marked the 2nd anniversary of my dad’s death. His journey from this place of life onto the next. He died suddenly, at a party, on the evening of Feb 23, 2007.  This is still a traumatic event for me to write about. The intensity of the feelings of grief and loss are…

I’m not exactly sure how to do this, but it struck me again today how often I feel guilty about my job as ‘stay at home mom’. Why on earth do I feel guilty about this? I like my job (well, most of the time, sometimes it’s really, really boring, like when I notice that…

February is a mixed month for me emotionally, spiritually, and practically. I am reminded of a quote by Joyce Rupp, “Joy and sorrow are sisters and they live in the same house.” I experience much joy in February as both Bethany and Nathan celebrate  their birthdays. I love celebrating birthdays. Nate turned 12 on Feb….

Ok, so this does have the potential to be quite grabby in its’ tag line – yes? I have been pondering this for the past while. Actually, I’ve more likely than not been pondering and feeling it for a very long time. I am an introvert. I had this thought the other day that some…

I realize that this is an expansive  topic and could possibly be content for a book, incredibly long post, and/or a series of posts. It’s something that I’ve been thinking about and  I’d like to jot down to connect it all together. This probably comes from having spent the past two plus days with my…