by Linda DeGraf | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Portrait of Archbishop Dom Helder Camara of Brazilian Liberation Theology who said, “It is useless to dream of reforming society without a corresponding deep change in our inner lives.” Fear is such a powerful emotion for humans that when we allow it to...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
A March day in 2013: A freak storm had dumped a foot of snow on our mountain. Two days later, the strong spring sun transformed the snow into sparkling creeks and glistening pools. As I walked down into the creek valley behind our house, I heard an eerie racket,...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
After days under a sultry blanket, the woods and the air all around this morning swirled with wafts of coolness, and Billy and I decided that the day called for a walk. As we walked up the path called Peachey Trace, trailed by our cat Olive, patches of light and...
by Linda DeGraf | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
Creativity is, foremost, being in the world soulfully, for the only thing we truly make, whether in the arts, in culture, or at home, is soul. ~ Thomas Moore In a time of mass shootings, refugee crises, and environmental degradation it is hard to speak...
by Lindsay McLaughlin | Jun 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Photo by Scot DeGraf One beautiful morning at Rolling Ridge a few days ago, the sun-kissed air was serenely cool and fresh. The tall and slender trees in the luminous forest arched overhead like a cathedral ceiling. Even the call of the jay was music while the mist...
