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...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Nov 6, 2018 | Color, Disciples, Growth, Leaves
The other day while walking the dog with Gary a stunning tree caught our attention. It shined with a palate of five colors. The lowest branches were cloaked in deep green. As the tree rose to the sky, the hue morphed to orange, then deep red and magenta. The color at...
