The main garden bed in front of my home has been in a poor state for some time. The soil has eroded. Weeds have sprung up. Leftover roots from a bush that had been transplanted because it was not suitable to grow so close to the house as it could threaten the foundation had sprung… Continue reading Garden Tending
Thou Art With Me
While waiting on a family member with some general viral symptoms to get tested for COVID-19, I found myself anxious. The anxiety stems from both concern and a feeling of helplessness. I am a caregiver by nature. As a Family Nurse Practitioner for over a decade my brain is wired to observe and analyze symptoms,… Continue reading Thou Art With Me
Reality of a Global Pandemic
Sometimes in the midst of duties, the noise of all types of media, and the checking out because it is all overwhelming I do not know if my brain has really processed we are actually, TRULY, really in the middle of a global pandemic. I spend my weekdays using my training to collect history of… Continue reading Reality of a Global Pandemic
Unconventional
It is just like me to enter a season of feasting prepared to fast. During the fast I was not prepared because I was in survival mode. That means most living was not mindful. The one thing a fasting season warrants is mindfulness. Am I backwards, a subconscious nonconformist, or chronically delayed? The answer to… Continue reading Unconventional
Unprecedented Times
We are living in unprecedented times. I have seen the phrase unprecedented times much over the past few weeks in emails, on grocery store aisles, and on building entrances. Since this pandemic hit home I have been in survival and action mode. I was really too busy to process all that was taking place. The… Continue reading Unprecedented Times
Palms and Peace
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday. We remember Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem as we kick off Holy Week. It is our tradition at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church on Palm Sunday to begin the service outside. We then process together into our sanctuary waving our palms with regal marching music playing as we honor our King Jesus… Continue reading Palms and Peace
Pruning
Lookers on this morning may have considered me mad. Grinning with determination and armed with my heavy duty clippers I was taking down limbs with quite fervor. Looking on the pile of branches with lush green, fresh sprouted leaves you might consider me a herbicidal maniac. Don’t alert the preservationists yet! Hear me out first,… Continue reading Pruning
