by mgeisen | Jan 8, 2019 | spirituality
Are you part of the thousands of people that choose a word for the year? What does the process look like as you choose your one word? How do you know the word you come across is THE word for you? This year as in many years in the past I began to take a look back while...
by mgeisen | Dec 18, 2018 | spirituality
Kneeling beside my bed, I folded my hands and carefully recited my nightly prayers. Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,If I should die before I ‘wake,I pray the Lord my soul to take. Some nights my mom and/or dad knelt beside me and...
by mgeisen | Dec 11, 2018 | spirituality
The wide open landscape stretched for miles—lit only by the few stars dotting the night sky. On the horizon, the silhouette of two people and a donkey provided a backdrop against the darkness. Silence echoed against silence until the whispers of bleating sheep added...
by mgeisen | Dec 4, 2018 | spirituality
My hands gripped the arms of the chair so tightly that I feared my fingers would find themselves permanently stuck in that position. I tried Lamaze breathing to calm down my beating heart that I was sure was loud enough for all to hear. Prayers lifted in rapid...
by mgeisen | Nov 27, 2018 | spirituality
If you asked me at the beginning of the month what the next four weeks would look like, I’m not sure I could accurately predict. From a week at the beach with friends, to Thanksgiving with family, and all the in-between, November flew by. The day after...