Category: peace

Perseid Meteor shower

August 16, 2010 | 5 comments

Last Friday at 3:30 a.m., my wife and I went out to our patio, cuddled up together on our backs in our swing hammock, threw a blanket over us and looked up, scanning the heavens for meteors shooting through the

Memorial Day

May 31, 2010 | 5 comments

If you don’t have a family member, close relative or friend serving in the armed forces, it’s easy to forget that hundreds of thousands of men and women are fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan right now. They are far

If you don’t get what you want

May 25, 2010 | 10 comments

I didn’t get something I wanted and felt sorry for myself a few days back. It’s usually very easy for me to drop these things, but this time it wasn’t. Lingering questions of, “Maybe this person doesn’t like me anymore? I’ve

Value those moments of rest

May 4, 2010 | No comments yet

Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.     ~ Etty Hillesum     In this busy-busy world, we can get so caught up into heading into our next

Finding the peace of God

April 22, 2010 | 4 comments

Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn