Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. Helen Keller When going back to all the familiar places of my childhood, at Christ Church it struck me that churches were built on hope. The hope of eternal life. We go to church religiously in the hope that…
December 14: Take a slow walk
Walk slowly; all you can ever come to is yourself. Alison McGhee Sometimes it is good to just take a slow walk, look around, enjoy the scenery, sights, sounds, smells, to be taken back to a time that was uncomplicated and simple. A time in life with little responsibility and the world at your feet.…
December 13: Back in Africa…tail end of cows
The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities. Benjamin E. Mays You know without a doubt that you are back…
December 12: Stained glass windows
People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross There is something special about the stories that unique stained glass stories tell in church windows, each church…
December 11: Over the harbor
I think anybody who goes away finds you appreciate home more when you return. Yo-Yo Ma Back to familiar views, familiar smells, familiar feelings. Back to what we knew for so many years. Nothing and yet everything has changed! Good to be back!