by ThePerennialGen | Nov 27, 2019 | General Thoughts
by Kristine Lowder “Next to Christmas, I suppose you’d have to say Thanksgiving was our favorite time of year,” drawls Earl Hamner, Jr. as he narrates The Thanksgiving Story.… Read...
by Michelle Van Loon | Nov 26, 2019 | Books, General Thoughts
As we arrive in midlife, we find that the goals, dreams, and convictions that guided our lives to this point aren’t always a reliable compass to help us navigate this … Read...
by ThePerennialGen | Nov 13, 2019 | General Thoughts, Spiritual Formation
by Amy Chumbley Remember your excitement when you were a child when you thought of the Barnum and Bailey Circus, which billed itself as the greatest show on earth? Remember … Read...
by ThePerennialGen | Nov 8, 2019 | General Thoughts, Spiritual Formation
by Jennie Cesario Every autumn I find myself on a quest for the perfect leaf: one rocked gently to earth on a seamless breeze, loosened from its treetop branch at … Read...
by Michelle Van Loon | Oct 24, 2019 | Books, General Thoughts
Conversation is by nature participatory. Even when we are not speaking, we participate by listening carefully and by weighing in our minds what is said. If a gathering is not … Read...
by ThePerennialGen | Oct 10, 2019 | Caregiving, General Thoughts
by Peggi Tustan Before my mother died, she assumed my father and I would visit her grave often. “It’s near the shopping center,” she used to say. “You can stop … Read...