The Camino – A Few Days in Paris
In advance of hiking the Camino de Santiago, I spent three days in Paris, France before taking the train to St. Jean Pied de Port at the foot of the Pyrenees to begin. David and I had visited Spain and…
Cathay
The Camino – Ready to Go
In Post Falls, Idaho, ready to start my journey on the 483-mile Camino de Santiago across northern Spain. Everything I’ll take with me is on my back. It has been one year since I made the trip. I invite you…
How to Aerate the Soul
Aerate the soul. That’s what I heard this morning as I was meditating. Specifically, the Lord told me that meditating is like aerating the soul. What a beautiful image! Wonderful thought! Now, what does that mean? I’m taken to my…
It’s My Trail, My Discovery
“Lord,” I say and then pause, not knowing what to ask, what to comment, where to go with this. I only know a longing to talk with him and to hear his guiding voice. I sit in silence and come…
The Trail Less Travelled
I got a vision of starting to climb up a mountain – a mountain I’ve seen in previous visions and something I knew was coming. As I started there was a nice little trail circling around the edge, easy enough…
Unconditional Love
“Hey Lord, you remember my new quest I said I would pursue? To love unconditionally. To be like you, to give love without expectation, without judging, without looking for it in return? I’ve been working on that. I’ve failed.” “That’s…
Soar Like an Eagle
“Lord? It’s snowing and cold outside. I feel lost and alone inside. What do I do?” “Fly, my child,” my Lord responds. “Lift your head, raise your arms, close your eyes and let your spirit soar. Let it soar above…
Not So Fast
Today I had a vision to share with a friend. She was wedged in a crevice on a steep mountain. The path which led around the mountain had fallen away at this one point; there was a gap between the…
Little Thing, Big Difference
“I feel anxious, Lord. Unsettled.” I seem to be having a hard time focusing. I feel restless and something gnawing at me, but I don’t know what it is. “That’s right,” the Lord says. “Gnawing because you have neglected to…
Live in the Present
“Turn around and look at where you have come from. Look at where you have been,” the Lord says to me early this morning. But I’m afraid to look back, afraid to see what is behind me. Afraid it will…