Month: March 2019

My family therapy supervisor used to always remind me to look for the “third piece” of the puzzle. When hearing a client’s story for the first time there were often two players identified; the person telling the story and the…

Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, 'See here! For three years I have come…

Greetings, Saints of the Valley
Chickens are a new thing for me. The owners of the stable where we have our horses have a flock of chickens of all sizes and colors wandering around randomly. They are, for me, an…

In each of the three years of our lectionary cycle, the Gospel reading for the first Sunday of Lent tells the story of Jesus’ temptation.  As one might expect, Matthew’s is the most decorated. Marks is, of course, the shortest…

The seasons come and the seasons go.
This is the time of year which keeps me on edge. No matter where I’ve lived I always have a sense of impatience in the last days of the winter rains or snows;…