Two weeks until vacation...and that means my brain is on overload, trying not only to plan for the vacation, but to do some advance...

Starfish are flexible. I've seen them all squished up in a tiny crevasse, spread out moving from rock to rock, and today I found this one...

This morning was perfect. No wind meant a nearly waveless ocean at low tide. Exploring the tide pools, I could hear the crabs scurrying...

This morning I stopped for a while to watch the waves. These rocks kept getting covered and uncovered as the waves approached and...

Six years ago today on this Feast of St. Barnabas I was ordained a deacon. Today I lived into those vows by joining the March for Our...

Tuesday afternoon, after hearing about more school kids and teachers being murdered, I went to the shore to breathe and process. I found...

In the early morning light, I discovered that poppies have pink on them! This is magical. There are so many wonders, great and small,...

I paused in a different spot on the trail today and noticed this rehabilitation area. Clearly, this was once a path. It still looks like...

Sitting in my favorite chair this morning, enjoying my coffee and word games, a brightness caught my eye. I went out on the deck to...

Chitons fascinate me, because if you see just the outside, you have no idea of the beauty inside. Go ahead, look up "chiton." They're...

Whenever I see a daylight moon, I think of the opening verses of Psalm 19: "Heaven is declaring God’s glory; the sky is proclaiming God's...

The word of the Lord came to me and said "Kristine, Kristine, you are worried about many things." Not in a mean or judgmental way, just a...

Foggy mornings always feel peaceful. Somehow, the world seems muted. And immersing myself in it today was balm for the soul. Mist on my...

I don't think this one small lemon will make much lemonade, but it's the best I've got today. I was on vacation last week, visiting a...

This morning we had our annual parish meeting, where we elected new members to our Vestry, reviewed the past year and looked ahead to...

Out of the corner of my eye, I thought I saw a whale spout. They don’t last long, and sometimes I’m not really sure that’s what it was....

An amazing perk of one's church being a block from the ocean is this - perspective. From inside my office I have glimpses of life beyond...

Day 4 of 2022, and I was feeling tired and sluggish this morning. As I was having my coffee and playing my word games, I checked the...

It feels like we've spent the last couple of years looking to the future, waiting for the end of this pandemic. Waiting for some time...