Dear Friends, As I get older, my birthdays seem to speak a little louder. How is it for you? Do you notice the annual movements of your heart inviting you to greater awareness of what it means to be alive? I have to confess,…
Dear Friends, Last Sunday, I heard a 6 minute description of the current living conditions of detained migrant children along the US-Mexico border. I cannot get the words and images out of my mind. Their plight has become a part of my prayer. Their…
Dear Friends, I have missed you! The month of May was filled with travels, out into the world of Italy and deep within the heart of Lisa. I come home changed by the new sights, sounds and feelings I encountered…the winding, narrow roads through…
Dear Friends, I have been thinking about transformation lately. I guess that’s not surprising, Spring is slowly making its way into our formerly frozen New England landscape. Change is all around us. I’ve recently had the opportunity to be with grieving folks, offered programs…
“There is comfort in keeping what is sacred inside us, not as a secret but as a prayer.” Terry Tempest Williams Dear Friends, This quote entered my heart a few weeks ago. It comes as invitation, as reminder. As a child, I would…
Dear Friends, My son gave me a gift card from Stitch Fix for Christmas. Have you tried this sort of service? It was new to me, but I was intrigued. I filled out the online form in great detail – sizes, body parts to…
Dear Friends, I have missed you! I have missed the connection found through this monthly ritual of…
Dear Friends, Happy Advent! A wonderful season of hope! Hear these words of Jan Richardson, artist, author, and minister, as she describes a “Blessing on a Strange Road:” Now this blessing meets you…looking like nothing you have known, fragrant with some far scent and…
Dear Friends, You’ve been on my mind. The calendar turned to November and its time to write a new Glimmer. What shall I explore within the limitations of this online message? How does my point of view add to the crises, challenges and…
Dear Friends, Leaves turn color and fall to the ground, illness appears and we slow down for a spell, friends arrive or recede from our life…change happens. Some changes we seek – a new house, weight loss or a new job – and we…