Gurley and Nell
My father was born in the Cherokee foothills along the border between the Carolinas in 1929. His...
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My WoodLand Abode
It’s like something from out of a fairy tale, appearing to have sprouted organically from the earth itself or from some woodland nymph’s wild imagination.
It’s tiny, circular, cute in a sort of furry way, almost more like a curled-up dormouse than a house.
Upon seeing it for the first time, the child of a visiting friend asked, quite seriously, “am I dreaming?” and began counting his fingers and toes to establish whether he was awake or not.
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Name Calling
I am a Christian. It’s a loaded word these days, and I don’t use it very often, because I don’t...
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The Uses Of Water
My first AA job forty years ago was to make coffee, hauling plastic pitchers of water to the...
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Samhain: Honoring The Ancestors
Even as a child, I wasn’t a fan of Halloween. But I love Samhain, which I learned about as...
Read MoreThe Braided Way
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.