Monday is St. Patrick's Day but the celebrating will start this weekend -- with parades and lots of pubs with live Irish music. Growing up in a Protestant church, I never knew about the Catholic saints. I now read that St. Patrick was a missionary who spread Christianity throughout Ireland during the 5th century. Photo … Continue reading Faith, Hope, Luck, and Love of the Irish
Baby Boomer Getting Divorced
Old and Young: The Brush of Time
I think my post last week about what it would be like on Michigan's Mackinac Island in winter, must have brought our snow storm this week in central NC. But then I guess I really can't take credit for our snowfall that took the kids out of school for days and has left some shaded … Continue reading Old and Young: The Brush of Time
Letting Christmas Go
I sit at my dining table looking out at my patio garden that is bare--except for the scattering of leaves I need to rake. Birds fly to my feeder, grateful that I just loaded it with a rich blend of seeds and peanuts, something to suit the taste of multiple species and the squirrel who … Continue reading Letting Christmas Go
Struggling During the Holidays: Hope for Depression
Last Sunday was the first in the Advent season of the Christian Calendar, a time of waiting for the birth of the Messiah--the incarnate God who would walk this Earthly journey. People of other faiths have their own traditions that are special at this or other times of year. When we're in these seasons of … Continue reading Struggling During the Holidays: Hope for Depression
Camino Samaritan
Last night I went to the Country Dance at Loafer's and talked with my friend who'll soon be leaving on a cruise to Portugal and Spain. I'd gotten the information about that trip and it sent me in a different direction. I started thinking of the Camino and wondered if I could take a route … Continue reading Camino Samaritan
Camino Bound: A Blessing for the Journey
Last Saturday, when I met with my Raleigh Chapter of American Pilgrims on the Camino, our leader recognized any in our group who would be heading out on the path in the next month; that was me. In the presence of many who have walked the Camino, and others who are anticipating that journey, he … Continue reading Camino Bound: A Blessing for the Journey
Internal Pilgrimage: Questioning Long-Held Assumptions
Last week I shared with you a section of the book, The Soul of a Pilgrim: Eight Practices for the Journey Within. It's a resource I'm using to prepare for my upcoming Camino journey, but on a broader level, one for looking at the internal journey that we're all walking. In the book, Christine Valters … Continue reading Internal Pilgrimage: Questioning Long-Held Assumptions
The Pilgrimage Within
Two months from next Wednesday, I'll set off for my Camino journey. On August 5th, I'll fly to Porto, Portugal the starting point for my trek that'll last for 17 days and 173 miles. I've been training--more or less, over the past few months, building my time in my trail running shoes, walking for hours … Continue reading The Pilgrimage Within
Go Forth in the Flow of Your Life
This weekend I made a return trip to the mountains of North Carolina to see my friends, Paula and David. Last November--after six years of not seeing each other, I visited with them in their home near Sparta Hike Over Bluff Mountain: Friendship Continued. Now, five months later, we had our recent time together to refer … Continue reading Go Forth in the Flow of Your Life
The Inner Journey of Pilgrimage
The last week of September in 2017, I went on my solo journey to Iona, Scotland. I chose to attend a week-long retreat at The Abbey because of the theme that drew me: "The Pilgrimage of Life." I joined with thirty-nine others from around the world to look closely at how life is a journey--and … Continue reading The Inner Journey of Pilgrimage
Connie Rosser Riddle 