It's been a colorful day, so far. And I haven't even been to the tidepools. The blues and greens outside, and the oranges, reds and...

On this Maundy Thursday afternoon, I am sitting on my patio admiring this glorious tree and the blue sky that frames it. I am filled with...

Yesterday I invited the congregation into a spiritual practice for the week - to begin the day praying to see Jesus, and to end the day...

I've been waking up earlier these days, and often feel a tightness in my jaw that tells me I'm holding some stress in my body. The waking...

One shell, two distinct looks. One side is light in color and has a very ragged edge. The other side is darker in color and more...

Fridays are my day off, my Sabbath. To truly rest, I have discovered, I need to be intentional about finding an activity that absorbs my...

It's mustard season in the Napa Valley, and rows of yellow blooms fill in the rows between the hibernating vines. What a wonderful...

Saturday was a double bonus - a gorgeous sunny day with low tide around 1 pm. So of course I headed to the tide pools! There were so many...

It amazes me that I can still be surprised by the blues of sea and sky. It's like my brain just can't hold on to the memory of how...

Four years ago today, our family joined thousands of others on and around the National Mall for the Women's March. What we felt that day...

Just about 2 years ago, on a beautiful winter day in DC, I spent a couple of hours with Presidents and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as I...

It is a two walk kind of day. My mind just won't settle to write a sermon, so I did what I always do when I need some peace. I walked to...

The waves were fantastic this morning. I was mesmerized by the ephemeral rainbows in the spindrift - breaker after breaker freeing spray...

Sometimes, hope catches you by surprise. Things seem bleak, but something catches your eye. A hint of something beautiful, barely...

*Somehow, the text was deleted before publication, so I am re-posting. “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine...

Can you see it? There is a small beach absolutely littered with shells -- mostly mussels, shining like diamonds in the sunlight. I went...

What does it mean to "give in" to love? If God's love is like the ocean (and if you've read much of my blog, you know I learn a lot about...

On this foggy morning, my hood was up, restricting my peripheral vision, so I was looking down more than usual, I suppose. I spotted a...

“The heavens declare your glory, O God, and the firmament shows your handiwork. One day tells its tale to another, and one night imparts...

It always seems to come back to this. This window represents the moment Mary's waiting began. The angel came to her, and she assented to...