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the challenge is to stay present (which is, of course, always the challenge) - today what tempts me away from this worthy goal is the finish line, which is almost in sight - 80 days from now a new chapter begins - but that day is not today - on this day I am still...

This week I informed my congregation that I intend to retire effective July 1, 2021. I am about to step into the next chapter of my life. I’m still working on wrapping my head around it, but I’m very excited. Here is the letter I sent to my congregation . . . - - -...

Most mornings I make myself a smoothie for breakfast. I put lots (no, really – LOTS) of things in my smoothies – at least five kinds of fruit, assorted greens, various other stuff. And when it’s all blended and I’m drinking it, I can’t identify the flavor of any...

There is no such thing      as perfectAll there is      is this . . .     this moment     this place      this situation      this meIf I can     manage to . . .      be here     be present      be myselfIt is     enoughAnd when I     pay attention     and...

About twice a year it is my turn to write an article for the Religion Page of our local newspaper (the Helena Independent Record). This is my most recent contribution . . . • • • • • In these opening days of this new year, I find myself reflecting on endings and...

I woke up to the sound of the wind blowing hard against the house. And almost immediately I remembered that in Hebrew the word for wind is the same as the word for Spirit. I love knowing that because it helps me pay attention to Sacred Presence in random, ordinary,...

One of the lessons I have been working on in my life for quite some time now is being present in each moment. It doesn’t mean ignoring what has come before or letting go of dreams about what might yet be, but it does mean seeking to avoid allowing either past or...

We are now half way through the year, and I would be willing to bet that none of us could have predicted how this year would unfold. But unfold it has, and is still doing so. The challenges are many and varied, and they seem to just keep coming. The drastic...

Today is my 64th  birthday. It’s taken me a long time to get here. A lifetime to be exact. In units we use to measure the passage of time it’s been: 64 years, or 768 months, or 23,376 days, or 561,024 hours, or 33,661,440 minutes, or 2,019,686,400 seconds. As I...

It’s Father’s Day and I am qualified to celebrate not because of biology but because of love. None of my daughters are genetically related to me. What I share with them is heart connection. And for that I will forever be grateful. Each of them in their own unique...