My third children’s book in the Little Puddle Pond series, Goodbye to Grandpa Geezer Goose, is now available for purchase. Paper books available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or Direct Through Sacred Stories Publishing! Thank you!
I want to reflect as a childI am so excited to be a Contributing Author for a new book called Mayhem to Miracles which is now available for purchase on Amazon! A Christmas Gift Mantra is about my son’s horrible seizure that happened during Christmas Mass. It became a gift in disguise thanks to the simple words, "It's okay" which brought a still, holy moment of peaceful awareness that resonated deep within me.
Mayhem to Miracles on AmazonIn a spiritual mentoring session, I offer ways to assist, bolster, and support you in a process to help you stand within your wholeness, clear in your integrity, to help you discover and reveal more of your True nature—your spiritual nature.
I want to ignite my spiritReiki is a safe, non-invasive therapy and can be used to improve your health, and expand your feelings of hope and wholeness. Reiki can help awaken your inner spirit when you feel overwhelmed, support you to be of good cheer and strengthen your physical body.
I want a deeply relaxing experienceI offer ministerial services to those who wish a unique, small, individualized, heart-felt, intimate simple ceremony for a wedding or baby blessing. A custom designed ceremony ought to reflect what is sacred or holy to you.
I want a custom designed ceremonyWe can aspire to be wiser in matters related to death. A good place to start is to recognize in dying moments when the shadow of death is imminent, sacred moments coincide in spite of being immersed in grief.
I seek peace in a sacred momentMy column in The Owl Magazine Winter Issue is about creating a world anew framed by ethical cornerstones that can become the building blocks within family and societal structures.
Aldous Huxley was asked near the end of his life for a summation of the compendium of work he dedicated his life to explore: world-wide spiritual wisdom and ways to evolve into an enlightened society. His sheepish response was, "Try to be a little kinder." Embracing his idea of trying to be a little kinder could create a huge ripple effect. We don't need a majority to create change. However, we do need a personal commitment to be our best selves and ethical values may very well serve as behavioral guideposts to help us grow individually and collectively. ...More at Owl Magazine
My poem Called Forth appeared in the Creation Spirituality Communities March / April Newsletter and is based upon Exodus Chapters 3 & 4. It never fails to make me smile that Moses tried bargaining with God. Why send Moses to free the people when his brother Aaron was so much more articulate and up to the task? A strong case. One I would have tried for I have one of those brothers! Yet, I know in life I have my part to do. We all do. May this poem offer you inspiration to go forth. May you trust that you are fully equipped even if you don’t feel ready or up to the task. ...More
Reflecting on Marisa Donnelly’s idea that joy heals the spirit may seem out of place and terribly naive in light of the grief and loss people have recently endured. However, I do believe joy is medicinal and joy is needed now more than ever. ...More at Elephant Journal
Raised in the Catholic tradition by two parents of strong faith, faith must have been imparted to me through osmosis. For at a very early age, I believed without question God would support, protect and help me when called upon. I never could have conceived of a time when my faith and trust in God would be broken. ...More