Tag: receiving

  • Contrary

    Contrary to what we often times believe, we make other people happy. Because of this, it is our duty to be as selfless as we can manage. ~ ALS Inspired by D. George Secrist’s request during my yoga practice, and his subsequent giggle upon my acquiescence: “Watch me, Mommy…Come ‘ere a second…Watch me!”  he said,…

  • Thank You

    Thank you so much to everyone who attended the yoga class benefitting Harmony House in Mansfield.  They were very happy to receive our donations. “For it is in giving that we receive.” ― St. Francis of Assisi “The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he…

  • The Immeasurable

    My days are measured in stacks of clothes and dishes, morning passing into night through plates of food and containers of water. I remember yesterday in the deliciousness of re-warmed stew; I see the future in little pajama-shirts I will never fold again. My children’s days are measured in the cards they will play and…