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“Your life is a sacred journey…You are on the path…exactly where you are meant to be right now.” Caroline Adams Miller Before I even knew what was happening, my story began. I entered this world on a cold winter day in Minnesota. Since then, my mom told me that on the day I was born, she looked at me and said, "She looks like a Pam." Suddenly, I had a name. Of course, I have no memory of that. If I wanted to tell you my story, I might start from a different vantage point,

"I do not understand the mystery of grace - only that it meets us where we are but does not leave us where it found us. Anne Lamott There is a place I like to go where you can look out onto a broad open space. There are a few trees on the edge of the land but for the most part, it is just a large, open expanse. It does something to me when I am there - it gets inside of me and I open up too. Whatever is cluttering my mind begins to release. Whatever is heavy on my heart is un

We played a new game this past week. It was a multi-dimensional strategy game - a mind-bender that required us to pay attention and think in a new way. It seemed the only way to learn the game was to play it - to get into its world. It got me thinking about the new year. What if we approached it with a posture of discovery? We often begin a new year with intentional plans and goals to improve or correct or imagine a better way of living. That can be a good strategy but what i

We stayed at a vacation rental near Lake Michigan one winter. It was a small, charming house with beach access and limited views of the lake. We arrived at night. The next morning we were surprised to discover there were paths all around us.* A few feet from the long driveway that led us to the house, was another long tree lined path to the road. There was also a walking path on either side of the house that led to the lake. Adjacent to the walking paths were driveways for t

“Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” Meister Eckhart At any given time, we are starting something new. What are you beginning? A new season of life? A new hobby? A new habit? A new eating or exercise plan? A new day? We are all beginners. In fact, each decade of our lives is new and brings opportunities and challenges. One of the invitations a new beginning brings is the opportunity to embrace novelty, like a child discovering something new for the first time.

“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23 NCV Have you heard the story about the two marketing scouts sent to an impoverished region of world? This was before we had the internet. They were sent to see if there were any opportunities to expand business. One scout sent back a telegraph saying, SITUATION HOPELESS STOP NO ONE WEARS SHOES The other wrote back, GLORIOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STOP THEY HAVE NO SHOES Each scout sees the same