"Life is not, nor ever has been a straight line forward. Life is characterized much more by exception & disorder than by total or perfect order." Fr. Richard Rohr

“Hope is not primarily for the future. It’s for now! Hope is a way of seeing time and understanding the present. It’s a way of tasting and receiving the moment. It gives us the capacity to enter into the future in a new way.” Fr. Richard Rohr, The Prophets

“This is the time to be slow, lie low to the wall until the bitter weather passes.” John O’Donohue

“Let nothing disturb you, let nothing frighten you, all is fleeting, God alone is unchanging, Patience obtains everything, They want nothing who possess God, God alone is enough.” Teresa of Avila

“I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

“Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”
― Rumi

“Paying attention is a form of reciprocity with the living world, receiving the gifts with open eyes and open heart.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Go forth into the light of things. Let nature be your teacher.” William Wordsworth

“A good marriage is where both people feel like they're getting the better end of the deal.” Anne Lamott

Sometimes it is the smallest people in our lives that have the most to teach us. ~c.h.

Surely we owe it to those we lost to find our way to the Capitol steps and sing again in unison, “God Bless America.”~c.hause

Mockingbirds are bold in defense of their nests, attacking cats and even humans that venture too close. ~National Audubon Society

Contemplation happens to everyone. It happens in moments when we are open, undefended, and immediately present. ~Gerald May

We empty ourselves to let the divine flood us with love. We are empty so we may be full. —Beverly Lanzetta

“Study the past if you would define the future.” ~Confucious

“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ― Jane Goodall

It is easy to understand the rage African Americans feel, because I felt it too as I looked at that cold, implacable face. Yet, I keep thinking of you and all the others who simply want to serve and protect. You out there dealing with the rage and the hate that should be directed elsewhere.~c.h.