Category: Spiritual Reflections

Dear TSJ Friends, Our muse Solomon and I hope this finds you healthy and adjusting bit by bit to our new normal of “social distancing.” After fussing a bit as to whether I should share something personal when so many people are suffering I have decided to share one incident with you from our recent cruise experience that has helped me at this time. Almost every night since returning from our Caribbean cruise I have dreamt about some obscure problem on the ship, and some of the dreams have been in vivid colors. These colors indicate the intense emotions I

  Hello TSJ peeps!  Happy WW day! “Sir Solomon” and little SJ are in their WW spots.  Yes, Tom remembered today is their day to get some attention and to remind us all to live wisely and playfully as much as possible. Especially on Mother’s Day weekend! Since today is my mother’s birthday and Sunday is Mother’s Day, I thought our WW could be a mom type reflection. The only way to write about mom is to be personal.  Moms, after all, are just as different from one another as we are.  We do not all have “Hallmark” stories!  Many

” Faith makes things possible….not easy.” This saying on our mantle has come alive of late! When your heart breaks for your children, how do you put that into words?   There simply are no words sufficient for this task. When you feel deep stirrings in your soul for the conditions of our world, both locally and beyond, how do you describe the angst and worry it creates?   There are no words for the depth and complexity of the human condition that creates so much turmoil. When you are confronted with so many tough and often daily challenges that render you feeling