I love when a church contacts me to lead an activity in spiritual formation. I love the creative challenge of it and that it helps me remember my connection with God in a new way. I love the opportunity to meet and share sacred space with more of my brothers and sisters in Christ. Mostly, I love hearing the stories of healing and wholeness that people share afterwards. Most recently, Riverside Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, FL invited me to lead labyrinth walks, a mindf

Wondering where the word “Ombrella” came from and what it means? You’re not alone! The short answer is that the word “Ombrella” combines the sound OM, the sound of the universe, the sound which gets closest to our experiencing the ineffable mystery of God, with the layers of meaning found within the shape and function of an umbrella. Interested in a more in-depth explanation? Read on… In 2012, I stopped teaching in a traditional elementary classroom and created “Story and S

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 66:10-14 Rejoice with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice with her in joy, all you who mourn over her--that you may nurse and be satisfied from her consoling breast; that you may drink deeply with delight from her glorious bosom. For thus says the LORD: I will extend prosperity to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse and be carried on her arm, and dandled on her kne