Don’t hide in the brush as though wolves were coming to split you open. Don’t crouch behind the leaves so that the twigs gash your face. Yes, the wolves howl. They are your emotions demanding you remain riveted to the pain. Panic takes you into the tangled thickets....

Listen to the music of my creation, the sounds of colors flowing into the sky. This world is in constant change. Have you noticed? Observe the colors and songs of the sunrise. Note clouds frolicking across the sky. Do you see swirling snow doing celebration at midday?...

Soar with me. I have broken through the walls of death and despair. Come with me and rise on the winds like an eagle. Like a cloud caught in the upper currents. Soar with me. Feel the freedom? Now look down to see what I see at times: sadness, loss, yearning. My heart...

Thick fog blinds your vision this morning, obscuring any beauty. You don’t see flowers, trees, rivers, even a familiar valley. Grief is like that, isn’t it? You awake to a murky morning. Do you move forward? Back? You don’t know because you can’t see. This is the way...

Remember the floods you’ve seen? Slashing waters destroying river banks, brush, and tall trees. Impossible to restore. Or so it seems. Now you’ve been hit by a slashing flood that has ripped your heart.  You want the before. You want the damage erased and the pain to...

Breathe, my child.Breathe in my love and exhale the darkness. Your body aches because your husband left you alone - with a long to-do list. But, dear one, you know this: he never wanted to leave you. He wanted to protect and provide for you. Those things you do in his...

Hold a diamond in your hand. Turn it in the light. See how it sparkles as it reflects the light? My love is more.  Look at the magnificence and rugged mountains, with cascading waterfalls and snowy peaks. My love is more.  Stand at midnight to count the stars. See how...

Stay.  You have hidden too often, but please don’t run again.  When pain strikes, don’t race away. Walk into the pain. I give you the tools to meet hollowness and fear with courage and wisdom. Let me guide you into fresh places and new experiences. Have...

Out of the water, I rise. Out of the misty depths, I step up. I have conquered evil: you need not fear. I have finished the battle. You are free. I rise in victory and reach out to you. Take my hand and let me lift you.  Let me fill you with my Spirit so that you walk...