Friday Five From Rev Gals!! Dramatic or fairly common – what have been/are your lifesavers: 1) Your lifesaving food/beverage. Food…two things come to mind. One, remembering the absolute Nirvana of pretzels when I was so very sick once and had lost so much liquid (and salt). Two, peanut butter! When all else fails, there´s nothing…

I was walking down the hill toward where I catch the bus to go home and passed one of the zillion feral dogs that roam around. He was nosing around on the ground and looked like he was eating. As I approached, I noticed little things littering the sidewalk that looked an awful lot like…

My First Friday Five From Far Away From Where I Was Before! Which is to say, I was in NYC and am now in Chile. RevGals say…Let’s talk about music. Share with us five pieces of music that draw you closer to the Divine, that elevate your mood or take you to your happy place….

Primero en castellano y después en inglés. : ) First in Spanish, and then in English. De mi diaro de vidaFrom my journal 21 Octubre 2009 7:05 AMEn el mismo momento que ayer, estoy aquí en mi dormitorio con los sonidos de la casa en la mañana. Bueno, mas que los sonidos, estoy aquí con…

I am in an office of the Pastoral at the moment with a cup of tea. I actually said the Creed this morning while sitting in front of the window that looks out across the street in front of our house. Not that saying the Creed is AT ALL a usual part of my praying,…

Here are two prayers I have recently written. The experiences leading to each one have been unique in my life. Enriching, provoking, questioning, refreshing and frustrating in the way that newness can sometimes be. One of the beautiful things is that I think they sound better in Spanish…and for me, that is something incredible. I…

Here are the ten convictions of Damián of Molokai as referenced in the earlier post today… 1. I will fight without ceasing and without discouragement because I believe God is always with me, giving me a hand. 2. I will struggle without fear or rest to build up the reign of God here on earth…but…

I had an interesting experience this morning after washing my face in the bathroom. Think about washing your face… no glasses, right? And then you bring the towel up to your face to dry, right? Picture a black dime…inflated to three dimensions. Put eight legs on this chubby dime… THAT is what was on my…

I write this while sitting in the room of my community’s house that serves as everything except kitchen, bathroom, and bedrooms. I can hear dozens of feral dogs barking outside, nothing unusal about that, and smell the instant espresso that many have for their morning wake up. The view from the window on my right…

From Rev Gals! It’s a Fitting Fall Friday Five for me! Why? Because it is my favorite season and I leave at 11:45 tonight for nine months in Chile where it is rising Spring. I’ll still have access to the Internet and will be chronicling the experience in one way or another. The nine months…