Sculpting Project 26: Welcoming Prayer

Sculpting Project 26: Welcoming Prayer I was sitting with the worship team listening to the prelude music when I notice the wave of grief approaching. Heidi, our elderly mother goat had died early that morning, leaving two little kids to our care. I had milked Heidi many years and we were well acquainted. The last…

Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 2: Stop Here: Week 1

Epiphany to Easter Sculpting Project 2: Stop Here: Week 1 It’s late afternoon when I sit down on our couch to ‘stop time’. Out my windows the sky is solid soft gray and the ground is bright white with snow. Finch are pecking at the feeder seeds on the porch. After a few seconds I…

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 2

Sculpting Project 17: Built to Play: Week 2 Play is our genetic birthright. When God created our complex brains he designed them to operate best when our lives include play. In the 1920’s a Stanford research team began along term study of gifted-children. One of their discoveries was that those who played the most lived…

Sculpting Project 15: Centering Moments: Week 1

Sculpting Project 15: Centering Moments: Week 1 On a cold afternoon in February 2008 I had one of the most amazing discoveries of my life. I found a ‘mental mute button’. My mind is an out of control 2 two-year old. Racing about, pulling topics off the shelf and spilling them all over, shouting, helpless…