Summer Gifts from Madera Canyon
So, it’s officially summer—though we’ve been getting into the triple digits here for weeks already. Last Friday, I spent the morning hiking in Madera Canyon. Despite having lived in the Tucson area for nearly a decade, I had never been there. As I’m discerning where I...
The Flow of Singing and Silent Water
As summer’s heat continues to bake the Sonoran Desert, I continue to reflect on the theme of water. After focusing on the dying Dead Sea and the thirsty Jerusalem Temple, I want to turn my attention to the flow of water because of a line I recently encountered from a...
Connecting My Camera with the Spiritual Life: Focus
Photography has been an important thread running through much of my life—as you can easily see if you explore the daily postings on my Instagram account! I’ve been taking photos for as long as I can remember, in part because I grew up in a family where photos were a...
The Gift of Liminal Space between Vacation and Home
This past week, Henry and I took a brief few days of vacation together in Southern California. We spent time with animals at the San Diego Zoo, ate some delicious seafood, and sat on a cliff above the ocean, watching the waves roll in and out. It was good time for...
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