Becca and I flew to New York City at the beginning of March. Our mission: visit Columbia University and NYU and see some Broadway shows. Mission accomplished! We arrived in NYC in the wee hours of the morning, and savored a delicious breakfast at DB Bistro Moderne, located on W.44th St, right next to our…
Category: Soul Strolling
Entering the Emptiness
I didn’t come up with the above title on my own, it’s the chapter title in a book I like by Gerald May, “The Awakened Heart”. I first read this book about five years ago. I’ve picked it up again, because I feel like my heart is being awakened again to go a little deeper…
A picture is written poetry
“L’immagine e poesia scritta con i colori.” Translated from italian: A picture is written poetry. How delightful to happen upon this phrase in a photography book while sipping wine in Montalcino, Italy . We took 500+ photos on our recent European adventure. Too many to post on my blog. Some of the photos are like…
Silence
“Bisogna aggiungere il proprio silenzio al silenzio dei luoghi.” Translated from Italian to English: You need to bring your own silence to the silence of places. I landed upon this phrase while tasting wine in Montalcino, Italy . I was sipping wine and glancing through a photography book and below the photos were written different…
Funny packaging
I love to read and I have bumped into some absolutely wonderful language on some of the food packaging in England. Here are some samples: Cereal advert on box: “Dorset Cereals – honest, tasty and real”. First off, it cracked me up that a cereal could be honest, then here comes the best part “We…
Traveling in Europe
Our family has been traveling in Europe since July 14. We arrived in Rome, rented a car and drove immediately to our villa outside of Florence in Mercatale San Casciano Val di Pesa. It was an excellent location for us and we had a wonderful time. We swam tons, had rather toasty hot weather, swam…
Krakow, Poland
Dave and I have been in Krakow for three days. It is a very interesting city; lots of old streets, cobblestone roads, narrow roads, many languages, restaurants, old and beautiful buildings, and lots of history. Our hotel is just outside of the old town and each day we have walked into the old town, which…
Auschwitz
> I’m actually not quite sure how to even express my visit to Auschwitz I and II. I have heard and read about and seen movies that depict and explain the terrible atrocities that happened here, but it is a completely different moment to actually stand there, visit, walk around and see it. I felt…
Wine Tasting Prayer
I’ve composed a’wine tasting prayer,’ for a women’s retreat that I will be attending with my faith community. Wine Tasting Prayer Somehow, Jesus, I like praying with a nice glass of wine in my hand. The beauty of the color, the aroma, the fragrance, engages my senses and speaks to me of your beautiful, fragrant,…
Conversation with an Eagle
I was on a contemplative ‘Psalms of my Life,’ retreat last week. As a group we worked through a variety of psalms and the accompanying feelings that the authors conveyed through their writing: lament, anger, fear and celebration. Leading up to this retreat I had been aware of some sadness that I was experiencing around…
The Artist’s Way
I’ve begun this journey through a book entitled, The Artist’s Way. I think I enjoy spiritual direction as much as I do because to me, it’s an art form – there is creativity, wonder, and many colors in navigating and noticing my own and other’s relationship and journey with God. I’m currently working on a…
Grammy’s 70th Birthday
Last Wednesday the girls and I picked up my mom and headed up to Whistler to celebrate my moms 70th birthday. It was a girls only celebration. We had a lot of fun together: shared a room, ate, laughed alot, played cards, watched movies, went to the top of the moutain twice and played in…
Sharon Richards 