by Soulcare Anchoress | Jan 15, 2019 | Blessing, Growth, New Year, Resolutions
As a young girl I loved using chalk. The powdery substance decorated our driveway, sidewalks, and even my pretend classroom. I made colorful designs or sketched out hopscotch games and the cleanup was easy! While dry erase makers have almost totally replaced chalk,...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Jan 1, 2019 | Christmas, Epiphany, Gifts, Jesus
During my childhood, my family set up a nativity scene during Advent, the four weeks leading up to Christmas. It included a stable, cows, a donkey, sheep, shepherds, the angel Gabriel, Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, and three wise men with their camels. While the figurines...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Dec 18, 2018 | Christmas, Home, Jesus
The mid-afternoon sun shone brightly as I slowly followed the signs for “Arrivals.” My heart beat in anticipation of seeing the long blonde hair and magnetic smile of Sophie, my daughter. I dropped her off in San Diego for the fall semester on August 10th and...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Dec 4, 2018 | Cancer, Christmas, God's Presence, With
I leaned over to pick something up and felt a sharp tingling pain. The first week of January launched a difficult 2011. For some reason, I did not turn to Google to determine possible causes for the pain, and by the time I arrived at the doctor later that week, little...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Nov 20, 2018 | Devoted, Disciples, Distraction, Focus, God's Presence, Squirrel
Do remember the silly old camp song; “Grey squirrel, grey squirrel, shake your bushy tail?” I don’t think our dog, Joy, had ever seen a squirrel until she was seven years old. In our old neighborhood, filled with winding rows of single-family homes, we walked Joy on...
