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...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Oct 23, 2018 | Disciples, Faith, Hope, Shortcut, Time
I love Hope St. Teresa. She’s my son’s 16 month old German Shorthaired Pointer. But, sometimes when I watch her for him, she wears me out. And, I am sure at 10 years old, our GSP, Joy St. Clare, feels the same way. :—) A typical day includes walking Hope about 8...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Oct 9, 2018 | Disciples, Faith, God's Presence, Rest
If you had 30 minutes to do whatever you wished, how would you fill the space? Most people think about doing a specific task. Others try to cram an hour’s worth of work in that timeframe. Few choose rest. Did you know that rest occurs more than 500 times in the Bible?...