Currents August 2023
I recently returned from a brief weekend away with my two sisters. While the trip was short and located relatively close to our respective homes, we enjoyed the vacation immensely.…
I recently returned from a brief weekend away with my two sisters. While the trip was short and located relatively close to our respective homes, we enjoyed the vacation immensely.…
Lead Photo Credit: Tyler Nix via Unsplash We hear frequently about the idea of the family you choose being superior to the family into which you are born. While we…
Lead Photo Credit: Andrew Neel via Unsplash Nothing compares with the comfort of something familiar. Who doesn’t enjoy familiar music, movies, food, and stories? Familiar. Defined as “well known from…
Lead Photo Credit: William Milliot via Unsplash A Japanese maple, in colors of scarlet, flame, crimson, and rust, its lace edged leaves delicate and just a little ragged, was sitting…
Summer is such a fun, adventure-filled time of year full of vacations, lazy time, and the freedom of unstructured days. It’s also a time where the opportunity to catch up…
Lead Photo Credit: Yuri via Pixaby Tonight the warm summer evening embraced me as I sat alone outside watching for fireflies. Delightfully startled by the first yellow blink, I watched…
Lead Photo Credit: Jonathan Kemper via Unsplash On June 4, 2020 I filmed a brief video as I rotated 360 degrees to record my surroundings. I was standing in my…
Our June tenet declares our gratitude for the fathers in the world and our desire to build interdependent relationships with men. We want to take this opportunity to express our…
“The discipline of creation, be it to paint, compose, write, is an effort towards wholeness.” Madeleine L’Engle I have been many things in my life. I have taught orchestra to…
(Lead photo credit: Benjamin Manley via Unsplash) In the northern hemisphere, winter is giving way to spring. With more light and warmth, new life is emerging, ushering in a new…
The winds are blowing this afternoon in the northern hemisphere, bringing a new season of life, a slower season—autumn. The light has already changed; golden and softer now. This time…
I’ve been pondering how to seek knowledge and wisdom — keeping an ear to the ground for what I might learn. This light-hearted explanation made me smile, but also rang…