Hello TSJ Peeps and Happy Wednesday! Welcome to new readers and faithful friends. Today’s WW is a follow up on last week’s blog about the woodpecker who came to help me with grief and (in that context) a discussion of the concepts of surrender and release as opposed to giving up and letting go. But …
Good Afternoon TSJ Peeps, You never know what a day will bring! When this day began I was pondering how little control we actually have in life and how good that is in reality. That is why we need a Shepherd in our pastures . Something about having limited control brings a need for trust, discovering …
Good Morning TSJ Peeps! Well, life is very full here at the TSJ headquarters and we are doing our best to gradually adapt to being here without our chief encouragement officer, Mr. Tom. Well, at least not here in flesh and blood. But we will continue to share with you things we are learning. . …
Hello TSJ Peeps, It’s time for WW break! Welcome to new readers of our Wednesday Wisdom blog. It is always fun to hear that peeps of all ages and paths of life continue to enjoy seeking wisdom and guidance from everyday experiences. And sometimes we learn best from story…kitchen table types of stories. That is what …
Hello TSJ Peeps! Do you remember what you read and hear? Do you remember what you see? What stays with you most vividly? For most of us, our best learning uses both our auditory and our visual modalities. They go together like yin and yang or peas and carrots or ice cream and hot fudge …
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Greetings TSJ Peeps! Many of us are not only experiencing the fatigue of a long, hard winter, but are also in the season of Lent, a time of intentional reflection about life, love, death and new life. For Christians it is a time to celebrate resurrection, the ultimate victory of immortal life over mortal death. So Solomon and …
Good Morning Dear TSJ Faithful Peeps! You know how “they” always tell you to take it one day at a time when you are in difficult times? Well, I think that is simply good advice for every day. And SJ told me that is what Solomon taught them while they waited for me to come home. …
Greetings TSJ Peeps, Wherever this finds you today it is with a bit of a sigh in my heart that I write about learning to sit with one another and wait out the atoms of life with each other on our shared journeys. Sitting and waiting may be counterculture for most of us! I say …
Good Morning TSJ Peeps! Many of us are battling cold, snowy weather as we go about our daily lives. Some seasons seem to create work and even chaos along with the beauty and opportunities for playing in the snow or curling up with a good book or movie by a fireplace. Speaking of seasons, as …
Good Morning TSJ Peeps, I thought you would appreciate what is happening here at the TSJ headquarters. You can gather from this picture that, as with all of life, each dawn brings new possibilities. May I encourage you to read this lightly today? Here is a glimpse of SJ and our newest team member, Lovey, sitting …