Dream Prayer: Loving The Thief

Heading into prayer space this weekend. So deeply grateful to have the chance to gather with kindreds around the flame and sit with what is churning in our hearts, and in the great heart of our world in these tender, troubling times.I had a potent dream a couple of...

Birthing A Star

This morning as I lay in my bed in the dark, gently transitioning into the new day, I saw the light pouring out through the crack of Ezra’s bedroom door, which shares a wall with my own bedroom. I stretched my ears to listen to the most marvelous sound~ a sound that...

My Grandmother, The Queen

My beloved Grandmother, my mother’s mother, Dorothy Dannenbaum Rudolph, fondly known by us all as “Dede,” passed on from this world late last night at the seasoned age of 94. She died in the comfort of her own home, in her own bed, with her two loving daughters by her...

“Come In”

Tonight I go to tuck Ezra (7.5) into bed, and there’s a little handwritten note taped to his door that says: “Come in.” I walk into his room and find him already in his bed, lying there quietly in the dark, waiting for me. He asks, somberly: “Did you see the note?” I...

Mother

For Mother’s Day today I wrote to my mother: “My dear, beautiful, amazing Mom!! Happy Mother’s day!! I love you so much. What a lucky life I live with you as my mother!!  If you knew all the moments my heart beats with sheer gratitude for who you are, and...