New Friendships

Today I Am Grateful For...

New Friendships

That Feel Like Fresh Rain

On Summer Flowers

(photo: dahlia at Manito Park on Spokane's South Hill)

Unfolding In Beauty

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Ways In Which My Life

Unfolds In Beauty

(photo: dahlia in Manito Park on Spokane's South Hill)

Amazing Diversity

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Amazingly Wonderful

Diversity Of This World

Picnics and Stillness and Processing Life

Today I Am Grateful For...

Picnics And Stillness

And The Opportunity

To Process Life

(photo: Spokane River in Spokane Valley Washington)

The Sun Shining Through A Smoke-Filled Sky

Today I Am Grateful That...

Even Smoke Filled Skies

Can’t Stop The Sun

From Lighting The World Beauty

(photo: Sunrise at Flathead Lake in Montana)

Dances of Universal Peace

Wilderness Dance Camp (Dances of Universal Peace) 2013
Flathead Lake Montana

Altissimo Corazon Que Florezca
Que Florezca la Luz

When you are in your Highest Heart the Light blossoms in your life.
(this is my rough non-Spanish-speaking translation)

- click the "play" button to view the video -

Singing & Dancing Barefoot on the Grass

Today I Am Grateful For...

Singing & Dancing

Barefoot On The Grass

In A Tent

For A Week

(photo of Wilderness Dance Camp on Flathead Lake in Montana)

Wilderness Dance Camp - next post will be on Sunday

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Opportunity to Attend

Wilderness Dance Camp

(Dances of Universal Peace)

On Flathead Lake in Montana

(I'm taking a break from posting gratitudes while I'm at camp)

Returning Health

Today I Am Grateful For...

My Mom’s Returning Health

& A Safe Place

For Her To Recover

The Healing Power of Music

the video below features the volunteer harpist

who visited my mom's hospital room

- to play the video push the "play" button -

Being With My Mom

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Absolute Privilege

Of Being With My Mom

During Her Hospital Stay

(with special thanks to my congregation for allowing me the time & encouraging me to take it)

The Sun Rises Every Morning

Today I Am Grateful That...

The Sun Rises Every Morning

No Matter What

Quality Care

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Care My Mom Is Receiving

While She Is In The Hospital

New Growth

Today I Am Grateful For...

New Growth

That Stretches Me

Beyond My Comfort Zone

Life

Today I Am Grateful For . . .

LIFE

And All Of The Many Ways

I Get To Experience

The Blessings It Brings

Sheer Delight

Today I Am Grateful For . . .

The Sheer Delight

At Living In A World

Where Such Plants As This Exist

Photo: bromeliad at Gaiser Conservatory in Manito Park on Spokane's South Hill

Sharing My Heart

Today I Am Grateful For...

My Flute

And The Privilege I Have

Of Sharing My Heart

Through Its Song

Moments Of Stillness

Today I Am Grateful For...

Moments Of Stillness

Which Allow Me To Witness

The Wonder Of This World

Fresh Produce

Today I Am Grateful For...

Fresh Produce

That Arrives As A Gift

Unbidden

The Flow Of Life

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Flow Of Life

That Carries Me Along

(photo: Spokane River in the Spokane Valley at sunset)

Small Creatures That Fly

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Miracle

Of Small Creatures That Fly

(photo: bee on thistle near Helena MT)

The Smallest Of Details

Today I Am Grateful For...

The Beauty That Shines Forth

From The Smallest Of Details

(photo: sunflower in a friend's garden at sunrise)

Mysteries Beyond My Comprehension

Today I Am Grateful For...

A World Filled With Mysteries

Beyond My  Comprehension

(photo: Chaco Canyon in NW New Mexico)
(click here to view additional photos of Chaco Canyon)

My Senses

Today I Am Grateful For...

My Senses

That Allow Me To Experience

The Wonders Of This World

Raindrops & Sunlight & Things That Grow

Today I Am Grateful For...

Raindrops & Sunlight

& Things That Grow

Technology

Today I Am Grateful For...

Technology

And The People Who Create It