• Blog,  Coming Alive Memoir

    Let Autumn Come

    Autumn is a time of change – leaves turning color and then falling to the ground. We have lots of trees in our yard many planted by Honey B.. our previous owner. Trees I never met before -Red Bud and Golden Rain. The humongous Evergreen drops its long pine combs continuing  to be itself – ever-green. I like that. Stability. “Great is thy faithfulness, God my Creator, There is no turning or changing in Thee.” A small Japanese maple named “Grace” was a gift for my ministry.  Grace can not be contained! She chose to keep expanding in varying shades of yellow, green, and orange. In winter when she sheds…

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    Twelve Signs for 2021 – The Spirit of Earth

    Sing God a simple song…Lauda, Laude. Make it up as you go along…Lauda, Laude. (“Sing God a Simple Song” Leonard Bernstein) After howling with passion during the Aries sun cycle there is a balm to be found in the fixed sign of earth, Taurus. Earth Day is aptly celebrated in late April when the sun enters the sign of the Bull. Ruled by the love planet Venus, it symbolizes  beauty and the pleasures of the senses including voice. Ella Fitzgerald, Barbara Streisand, and Cher are some of the many vocalists born under this sun sign. How are you nourishing yourself this season?      Last week I sought respite in…