The last week or so I’ve been spinning...so much to do to prepare for the upcoming seasons of Advent and Christmas (not to mention the...

I spent a long time sitting at the shore today watching the waves and the birds. I especially love the rainbows that appear just for a...

It's been clear enough here, since the big winds of the weekend, to see across the bay to the Santa Cruz mountains. And yesterday as I...

"I, The Lord Of Sea And Sky, I Have Heard My People Cry. All Who Dwell In Dark And Sin, My Hand Will Save. I Who Made The Stars Of Night,...

I know it’s just a photo on a screen to you, but I hope you can feel some of the life it is to me. As the world swirls around me, I find...

One of the gifts of the pandemic has been to reconnect, or perhaps for the first time, connect with my body’s natural rhythms. I rarely...

My walk was a little later than usual today as we went to the farmer’s market first. In the way down to the coast I wondered how many...

Today is one of those days where the awesome power of the ocean is on display. Wave after wave, crashing on the rocks, sending plumes of...

This week there have been a lot of sea urchin shells on the beach. Some whole, some broken. Today I noticed a bone and other unusual...

Another 100% humidity morning. The air is visible, making the earth and its features less so. Those of you who know me well know that sun...

“Come to me, all you who are heavy-laden, and I will refresh you.” These words of Jesus washed over me this morning. I am so grateful for...

It’s raining today. But yesterday afternoon it was warm and sunny, a perfect day to get out and enjoy the gorgeous Cascades. After a loop...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg understood hope. Hope is that thing that keeps us from despairing over current circumstances, because we do not see...

The Chihuly museum in Seattle is a wondrous place, full of bright colors and improbable shapes. The gardens are a brilliant fusion of...

Smoke from the wildfires ravaging California meant that it never really felt like daytime yesterday. It was bleak and slightly orange,...

Friends, there is so much pain in the world. Some are just feeling a little sting right now, while others are under a tsunami of pain...

It’s been sneaking up on me for weeks, this suspicion that the beach is changing. For months I walked here and came to know the rocks -...

I don’t know if you can see the kelp beds in this photo, but trust me, they’re out there. All you can see from shore is a dark mass....

“For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, nor is anything secret that will not become known and come to light.” Luke 8:17...

It was a wonderfully quiet morning and I found myself walking more slowly than usual, my eyes taking in the beauty of sea and dunes. As I...