Reflecting on my values for the new year

I know it’s been awhile since I posted to my blog. The new year seems to offer a great opportunity for this. Some people make resolutions for the new year. Sometimes I do this and, they sometimes stick. Mostly they don’t. This year, I am prayerfully reflecting on my values. These are not values I

How To Hear God’s Voice

“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jer. 33:3 It is my habit to prayerfully read scripture every morning from the daily lectionary. As I read the passage for the day, I am keeping my spirit open to listen for the Spirit to

Results of my retreat

I recently took a short retreat. I rented a small hermitage at a nearby Catholic retreat center and spent the day praying and writing in my journal. I was trying to hear from the Lord; to get some clarity for the year ahead. The direction I received was kind of a surprise. Instead of the

Intentional Thanksgiving

The areas of deepest gratitude in my life have come from the events of greatest trauma. When I was in my early 20’s I had a serious mountain bike accident that split my head open like a melon and fractured 3 vertebrae in my lower back. I look back on that accident as a major