Resilience: After eating together, Dreamer and I update the blank book we use as a gratitude journal. As we verbalize and record the day's visitations of grace, our threadbare souls experience modest repair. We are coping with holes in our lives. Sometimes we feel worn as ancient parchment: our moods uneven, our hopes brittle and … [Read More...]
I’m Laurie, a contemplative writer, musician and artist, who helps distracted, heart-weary people refocus on God in creative ways that spark hope and wholeness.

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IF
If only . . . it hadn't happened. Today, I wake up grieved by Wednesday's violence in our nation's capitol—only to be further dismayed by the media's name-calling … [Read More...]

“What Child Is This?” (Soundings, 3rd Impression)
In 1865, William Chatterton Dix, manager at a Glasgow insurance company, fell desperately ill: depression, raging infection, isolation— this man, dedicated to … [Read More...]

Giving Thanks (Soundings, 2nd Impression)
Giving Thanks: Ah, dear-to-me friends, despite multiple, escalating crises—worldwide— I still believe ever-present mercy invites us to give thanks. So, … [Read More...]

The Wall (Soundings: 1st impression)
The Wall. This year, as the holidays approach, we may find ourselves on a collision course with the seemingly … [Read More...]

Lure
Same path, same camera pausing again, this time to capture a curled leaf, each serration salted with … [Read More...]

Lessons from a Moose
Heartsick and hunkered under a lap quilt, I light my prayer candle. The votive flickers within its chunky glass holder, … [Read More...]

Felicity, Schmogg & Roofless Minds
Felicity: lately, it's mostly a memory. For the eighth day running . . . I can’t run. Endorphin-deprived, this … [Read More...]
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