by Janice MacLean | Sep 6, 2017 | Ordinary, Reflections
“Moon When the Plums are Scarlet” This is one of the poetic names for the September moon. It’s also known as the “Corn Moon.” The October moon will be the “Harvest Moon” this year, but this full moon, hanging close to the...
by Janice MacLean | Aug 23, 2017 | Ordinary, Reflections, Spiritual Memoir Resources
Corrine Redden, a talented artist and photographer shares this photograph and her reflection. I remember when I was a little girl, I would ask my dad what’s on the other side of where the universe ends. He would answer, when we think of the universe we are like...
by Janice MacLean | Mar 15, 2017 | Ordinary, Reflections
Guest Post by Linda Atkinson Linda Atkinson lives in Hardwood Lands, Nova Scotia. From her home there, and influenced by her years as a camping enthusiast and recreation professional, she enjoys observing and playing in the natural world. Late last spring, from my...
by Janice MacLean | May 6, 2016 | Ordinary, Reflections
There are over 400 Strollers in the 2016 Stroll for Your Soul. We are from far and near, and of all ages. WEEK THREE – a gallery of photos shared WEEK TWO Elsie MacDonald offers her reflection on Week Two: “Just a few thoughts about these past strolling...
by Janice MacLean | Apr 16, 2016 | Poetry & Prayer
Spring Carol Steel Snow pulls your cedar fence apart, pushes it slant. Crossbars slump into symbols for “less than.” Winter loosens its hold, sinks into flood, rushes the downward slope to the river. A red ribbon rides the melt, dangles on the lip of the...
by Janice MacLean | Feb 27, 2016 | Ordinary, Reflections
Anne Camozzi was a guest at QUESTS, the Prayer Bench monthly newsletter. It was a delight to visit with this Nova Scotia artist and experience her paintings on silk. Meeting each painting is an experience, bringing wonder to the eye and sparking delight in the heart....
by Janice MacLean | Nov 9, 2015 | Poetry & Prayer, Reflections
Here is a poem written by my friend, Linda Foy. Linda is a Quaker and lives in Sackville, New Brunswick. As you read receive words that open your heart. It belonged All the wooden rails in the new fence were straight, save one. That one had the most impressive and...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 22, 2015 | Poetry & Prayer, Reflections
As we lean into autumn and leaves let go, let go, let go, may these words from Macrina Wiederkehr stir in you. “And then, the sacrament of waiting began. The sunrise and sunset watched with tenderness. Clothing her with silhouettes they kept her hope...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 15, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
This is the time of year to travel through the Cobequid Pass. Marilyn and I enjoyed the patches of beauty as they appeared before our eyes. Here a crimson delight. There a carpet of colour. At one vista where you overlook trees for miles and miles (for...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 21, 2015 | Ordinary, Reflections
On my desk is a stick. It’s smooth-polished by the tumble of lake and stone. It just might be marked by beaver teeth, making it very Canadian. I hand-picked it from a lake in the Mt. Carleton Provincial Park. I held a few in my hand before I found a good length,...
