Saved by the Beauty of the World
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Nashville friends: the new film about Mary Oliver is coming to the Belcourt! See details below. (Many thanks to my friend Grace for noticing and letting us know!) Please note: this film is also currently available for purchase on Apple…
On the banks of Lake Tillery, God drenches the world in blood. And it is beautiful. Many miles away, in my weedy yard, the ageratum opens. The agastache – unsteady – leans. The Rose of Sharon weeps. (Why keep your…
A Marriage at Sea: A True Story of Love, Obsession, and Shipwreck is the best book I’ve read in 2026. I couldn’t put it down and couldn’t wait to tell you about it! The tale itself is extraordinary, making headlines…
My friend Laurie Rice delivered this beautiful 4th of July message to her congregation this week. I’m so honored to share it here. From Rabbi Laurie Rice: Judaism teaches that freedom is never simply the absence of oppression. Freedom is…
My British friend observing my state of mind encouraged me to hurkle durkle this weekend. I took her excellent advice on Saturday morning. I drowsed with the pups, in and out of dreamland, in and out of peaceful music –…
Two decommissioned robots travel from their tiny apartments in Seoul to Jeju Island. One of them wants to see fireflies again before her system shuts down. The other wants to reunite with his former owner, who is also his dearest…
I spent last weekend at St. Joseph’s Monastery in Kentucky taking part in a silent guided retreat: no phones, no books, no words. The nuns sang psalms at the appointed hours. Birds awakened us in the morning. I became accustomed…
The First Gentleman, by Bill Clinton and James Patterson, imagines a woman we recognize in the White House. She’s tough and savvy, with a sharp tongue and a sharper mind. Her husband, the First Gentleman, is a charmer who helps…
I’ve been watching a mourning dove on her nest. I discovered the nest while removing some dead branches from the magnolia. Rogelio and his crew got the big branches down after the ice storm. The remaining ones were smallish…