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New Year’s Eve Reflections: As we face the clean slate of a fresh New Year, I ask you: what is stopping you from being all you can be? Christian Science teaches that operating from the basis of the human mind limits your experience. Contrariwise, when God governs every action, being the best you can be … Read more
Gougère is a fabulous puffy cheese bread, tasting kind of like a cheesy popover. This is one of the ways we treat ourselves special during the holidays. This recipe is from Julia Child, The Way to Cook cookbook. It is not so hard to do but completely divine! Thank you, James, for this! Gougère … Read more
Today is my 21st wedding anniversary. (If you want to read how we met click here). Today I’m experiencing a common resurgence of gratitude for this union and for our precious offspring. Where would I be without these people? I thank God for each of them! So attached in this post are photos of my … Read more
Well, I liked this more than most animated films. Maybe it’s because I’m a healer with hair down to my knees? I give it four stars. I loved the incredible horse (Max) and the enchanting airborne birthday lanterns the best. Both were wonderful. The character’s eyes would have been better less exaggerated in size, in … Read more
We are a very bookish family. But for the first time ever, none of us received any fiction for Christmas! See in this post the wonderful non-fiction our household got instead… quite a diverse harvest.
This was my Christmas present to my husband. I was pleased with the way it came out. The glaze is a stunning honey amber over turquoise.
Christmas is: about family a profound gift the promise of peace about the reign of harmony about how completely loved each and every one of us are sweet and humble everyday I felt this more today than ever before. I hope you did too.
Wishing you a blessed Christmas! I made the Swedish star above and my thirteen year old daughter wrote the poem below… Emmanuel The essence of the wind The kindness of humanity The relationships we have All are, Emmanuel The enlightened faces The rejoicing voices The smiles all around The love of, Emmanuel The thoughts of … Read more
This page represents December 9 through December 21, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
The journal I write in is interspersed with art as well. These art entries in my text journal date as far back as July. Enjoy!
I saw this movie with two of my teenagers. I give it three stars. The plot was simplistic, and the pace was slow. Angelina Jolie was too chiseled, too imperious, and too plastic for my taste. And characteristically, Johnny Depp sported a haircut that flattered him as little as possible. On the positive side, this … Read more
I bought this 10 year journal for myself last year and am really enjoying it. I give it five stars! It has a small space on each day of the year, for ten years. Each year you add an entry below last year’s entry on that date. I looking forward to starting the second year … Read more
They had just brought to Jesus the woman taken in adultery – in the very act – to challenge Jesus (who had been preaching love and forgiveness) with the law requiring her to be stoned. They were demanding his perspective on this requirement. Before responding with his classic statement, “He that is without sin should … Read more
My sister-in-law invited us over today to make gingerbread houses. These are my family’s creations. My sweet “love cottage” is in the top four photos. We had a good time!
This show has been up since before Thanksgiving, but I’ve been so busy, I’ve just gotten a chance to see the exhibit before it closes this weekend. Photos had to be taken in Easton, CT (not my town) so I had limited images to choose from but entered the bottom photo – titled Gazing Up … Read more
A lot of the painting I’ve been doing lately is of meditative poetic expression without words. What do you think?
As many of you know, I’ve taken lots of reflection photos, but this is my first collection of shadow photos. Reflection is an easier topic to embrace metaphysically, but shadows can be intriguing and revealing too. I rejoice in them partly because it is good light that reveals them. I remember clearly taking each of … Read more