Tag Archives: SpiritSpace
The Funeral
When my uncle died in September 1990, family and friends gathered for the funeral. My uncle–the oldest of seven children–was more like a grandfather to many of us, as our grandfather on that side of the family had died before … Continue reading
The Story Behind the Song, “The Well”
When my uncle died in September 1990, our whole family was stunned. This simply couldn’t have happened, as he had entered the hospital for what was supposed to be a relatively simple procedure. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and he died … Continue reading
Scarlet Ribbons
In 1949, composer Evelyn Danzig and lyricist Jack Segal teamed up to write what would become an immensely popular song called “Scarlet Ribbons”: Scarlet RibbonsI peeked in to say goodnight,And then I heard my child in prayer:“And for me some … Continue reading
Godspell
I saw the musical “Godspell” for the first time when I was in high school, and quite frankly I was just not impressed with it. It was performed by a professional troupe in an enormous building where basketball was usually … Continue reading
The Favor
In the fall of 1987, I found myself with a few free hours; something rare, as I was a single mom with two young children. While it was …unsettling… when I wasn’t with my boys, (I wasn’t working outside of … Continue reading
In the Belly of the Whale
When I was in my junior year of college, an event shook our small campus. A girl in my dorm–someone whom I knew, but didn’t know well–left a note for her boyfriend, and slipped out of the dorm one cold … Continue reading
The Blessing
In the mid-1970s, my parents and I were part of a Christ-centered meditation group. Meeting on the premise that prayer is man talking to God, and meditation is God talking to man, our group consisted of about eight to ten … Continue reading
Miracle at Easter – The Horse Story
Like many young girls, I was crazy about horses. While I played with “Barbies,” my imaginative storylines cast them as competent horsewomen instead of fashion models, and I ditched all of the silly little high heels that came with them … Continue reading
Dream-Sharing and Telepathic Communication
From time to time, virtually everyone has a dream that seems especially “real.” In such dreams, one feels that he or she has really traveled somewhere, seen and touched things, and/or actually talked with people that have appeared in the … Continue reading
Synchronicity
Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and one of the founding fathers of modern psychology, coined the term “synchronicity” to refer to the principle that seems to link unrelated events together in a web of coincidence. Jung’s theory–and other’s interpretation of … Continue reading