Memories of year past for the journey!

Like packing a suitcase for my travels, I am reviewing the year past, to see what I will take with me into 2010! I am feeling excited and hopeful about the future! I feel God's presence and laughter, smiling, because God knows my future, full of lovely surprises for my soul, things that I am hoping for that are just ahead, and comforting salves for the wounds of the years past. I want my suitcase to be full of wonderful and useful items to enjoy, to help me on my journey and to share with others I will meet and be with this coming year! What are you taking with you? I trust the Spirit to guide me and remind me of what I need along the way! Right now I am thinking of all the lovely friends I have been with this past year: some new, some I have known for many years, and in the past two months, some I have reconnected with from my high school and early career days through Facebook! What a great facility! I know I will take that with me! I want to be connected more in 2010! Connected to God, to myself, connected through this Blog and to the world: to friends, family, and those I meet along the way that I can help, or that will help me, or just stay a while as we travel together and enjoy the journey!! Have a nice time remembering 2009 and the best to you in 2010! God bless you most abundantly, wherever you are along your journey! Maybe we will meet and share each other's memories from the past!

Why a blog?

Why have I started blogging? I was on a path of ministry including pastoral care, preaching and teaching, and exploring a call to ordained ministry, when suddenly in May 2008 many doors that had been open slammed in my face. A couple of months later, my life changed dramatically as I took over the care of my mother who nearly died. Since then my life has revolved around bringing her back to stability and coordinating her everyday care. I had to stop many of the ministry activities with which I had been involved, but over the months I have longed to return to active ministry. In June 2008, while on an intensive 10 day silent retreat, I experienced God telling me I was going to reach people where they were: in their homes, at the office, out and about. The Internet came to mind. It seemed perfect since I am disabled and often home bound. I quickly acquired a domain, but with the demands of my mother's care, I had no time to develop a website. Meanwhile, a dear friend who is now following my blog had started a blog herself and the idea started to take root in my heart. I saw my dear friend yesterday and decided to explore the idea that had been increasingly tugging at my soul. In what seemed like only a few minutes, I was blogging, to my surprise! I have lots to share and this is just the beginning. I hope this finds you well. Blessings and peace for today and always, Dee

Hello! This is Dee's Daily #1

Hello! This is Dee's Daily blog, day #1. I have been wanting to blog for some time. My life to date has been extremely challenging and also rewarding. I want to share my experiences and learnings with the world in hope that it might help others. Stay tuned!