{I wrote this story several years ago on a retreat. Surrounded by nature, it sort of just poured out. I forgot about it until last week, when I came across the scribbled pages. I hope this story brings a smile to your face today.} ————————————————————————————————————- A Little Girl’s Great Questions Under a reaching, feathery tree, a little girl sits with …
Memories & Storytelling
The longer I live, the more I realize life is truly about simple ingredients, one of them being: Making memories. Isn’t that what we refer back to? Years and experience create a recipe book of memories (fond and unfortunate) which fill us up, and spill over into the stories we share; piano lessons from Paul Ross, how Grandma’s dog smelled, …
Spiritual Parenting Class – Class 2
There’s a reverent value to remembering. Remembering a family tradition of apple picking at Oak Glen. Remembering the moment when you knew, just knew, you were in love with your spouse. Remembering multiple failures that led to a personal triumph. Remembering your first job, and how much you’ve matured since then. Remembering that protective, parent-passion of being willing to die …