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"Mommy!  I have a card for you!" my little boy declares.  "Look!"  He smiles his bright grin and offers me his 'card' with a flourish. "Thank you," I say automatically. I look down. The world's smallest greeting card rests like a speck of white on my hand.  It is a homemade card, crafted from a small scrap piece of paper that is only one square inch.  It almost qualifies as confetti.  And he's folded it in half. On it's small surface, he has scratched something illegible in pencil with bold, decisive strokes.  The little kid hieroglyphics are undecipherable to my untrained eyes. He's waiting for me to read it aloud.  He even murmurs an "awwww", like the "awwww" he has heard from me when I get a card from my husband.  He's waiting. "It's wonderful!" I say enthusiastically.  "Thank you!"  I hug him and his little arms encircle my neck.  While he snuggles on my lap, I encour...

Sometimes during a mediumship reading, a client's loved one in Spirit will show me a space they are connected with --- such as a special family vacation spot, their home, the client's home, where they passed, or a significant area of the United States (or even other countries) that they are connected with. I may perceive how they feel about the space or the people in it.  For instance, the spirit may describe the house in relation to rest of the property, where certain trees or water sources are located, special improvements to the space that the client or others have done, specific plants in the garden, property lines, how far the next neighbor is, or if they have animals such as horses, cows, etc using the space. This does not happen with every reading.  It happens only occasionally and, when it occurs, it happens spontaneously when I am in discussion with a spirit during a session with a client.  Yesterday, while I was connect...

In February, I will be speaking at the UU church and the theme for the month is Courage.  So I thought I would ask you my blogreaders for your personal thoughts and/or experiences with Courage.  Here are a few questions to generate discussion: What constitutes "courage" for you? How do you personally define courage? Are there different kinds of courage? Describe an experience where you have exhibited courage. In what way(s) have you been inspired by another person's courage? How do courageous moments shape us spiritually? How do courageous moments shape us as a society? I realize that these may be intensely personal questions, but I am seeking intensely personal answers.  Please share your thoughts .  I look forward to the discussion that emerges. Update:  I have further defined my title and subject material for this lecture - "Spiritual Courage: Living in Heaven's Net".   I shall focus on spiritual courage, grace, and the meaning of the words ...

The day after I blogged about the weather , I watched a documentary series about Antarctica titled "Life in the Deep Freeze."  Such is the synchronicity of life - I was presented with an instant gratitude moment!  This series about the coldest place on Earth is hosted by David Attenborough, the same voice behind the Planet Earth seres.  He and his film team spent three years braving mountainous seas and blizzards to capture life at the South Pole. As he describes amazing aspects of Antarctica, we see him among various tribes of penquins, seals, and birds.  What is conveyed most is the absolute miracle of life, death, and birth in freezing temperatures.  Never before have I considered -10°C summer weather, but that is when half the world's population of seals sun themselves on icebergs, when humpback whales feed on krill, and when snow petrels find nesting spots on the rare bits of barren rock on this frozen continent.  Freezing at the...

Most people visit Lily Dale during the summer months and some people visit during spring and autumn, but it is truly a rare person who decides to brave the drive to Lily Dale in the thick of winter.  Why is that?  Well today is your lucky day because, in this blogpost, I intend to give you a real sense of the variety of weather that Lily Dale experiences in the off-season... Yesterday we took a walk - Before we left the house, I recall remarking to my husband to hurry because it was going to rain and he replied that the weather forecast wasn't calling for rain.  As we set out, it was mildly cold with cloudy skies.  Two streets later, the rain came (of medium intensity, not enough to put us off our walk).  Then the rain cleared off and we walked a few more streets without precipitation.  Eventually, we arrived at the pavillion on the lake to watch the swans mingling with a group of visiting...