by mgeisen | Mar 18, 2017 | spirituality
Tap, tap, tap! I hit my pen against the table. Click, click, click! The cap of the pen flips off and on in a steady rhythm. Impatience, frustration and sometimes weariness takes on a life of its own via my pen. The journey requires patience in the waiting and a...
by mgeisen | Jan 17, 2017 | spirituality
Winter’s milky sunlight weakly made its way through the sliding doors. My spot on the couch, usually bathed in sunlight, felt chilled and distant today. Memories pricked the surface of my mind and reality took over my thoughts and feelings. The milky sunlight...
by mgeisen | Dec 20, 2016 | spirituality
We have reached the final week before Christmas. Hopefully your stockings have been hung by the chimney with care and you have decked the halls with boughs of holly. Even so, there are many of us that are still in the midst of last minute preparations such as wrapping...
by mgeisen | Dec 3, 2016 | spirituality
Advent is one of my favorite times of the year. Growing up I paused each Sunday in Advent with my family. We lit the Advent candle on the wreath and said a prayer. However, the deeper meaning of Advent was lost on me. In the last few years, I made a change in how I...
by mgeisen | Jun 21, 2016 | spirituality
The trail map at the beginning of the trailhead describes the path for the journey ahead. The description explained the mile long course in each direction contained some steps. The key word “some” steps taunted us along the way. My friend and I...