Tag: nature
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Hurricane Isaac Evacuation and Lessons from the Camino
Hurricane Isaac evacuation time? Yes? No? I’ve lived in the Niceville-Destin Florida area of the Gulf Coast since 1983, so I’m accustomed to making decisions about tropical storm and hurricane evacuations. By the time any tropical storm is at the door of the Gulf of Mexico, I have to start thinking about whether…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church
If a pagan goes to church in the Cathedral of Nature, then there’s no finer carpet than this beautiful green moss under my bare feet on a Sunday morning. As a child, I always loved finding this kind of moss on the ground, thick and lush. I never dreamed that my side yard would one…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church
In today’s visit to the Cathedral of Nature, the morning raindrops were still on the elephant ears and roses in the garden. When I first moved into my house, the former tenants had planted shrubs in the front garden, punctuated by elephant ears. Each leaf was wider than my chest and brought to mind some…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church
This week’s visit to the Cathedral of Nature as always brings wonder and joy to my heart. Last year, I picked up an unusual lily in the supermarket, brought it home, and let it bloom out. When the lily had died back a bit, I planted it at my front door, half-convinced that I’d never…
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How a Pagan Goes to Church
I worship in the Cathedral of Nature, the Church Not Built by Hands. Years ago, a Christian friend who had left the Lutheran church and later the local Methodist church remarked to me that she’d started “going to church” every Sunday morning. That was a surprise to me, mainly because she was very ill and…
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The Provisional New 7 Wonders of Nature: A Bucket List of Travel
The New 7 Wonders of Nature have been tentatively announced after the first count of votes on 11/11/11, though the final 7 may differ once the votes are confirmed. Being the Nature Girl that I am and finding wonders in everything in nature, I was intrigued by the idea of what 7 places in Nature…
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Happy Mabon (Thanksgiving!)
 Highly recommended–here’s a beautiful book for the Autumn season, beginning today! Mabon: Pagan Thanksgiving (Revised) Author: Kristin Madden Trade Paperback, 6×9, 280 pages Publisher: Spilled Candy Publications ISBN 978-1-892718-68-6 Acclaimed homeschooling author Kristin Madden shows adults, parents, teachers, and children how to celebrate the Autumn of the year with myths surrounding Mabon (the Harvest),…
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Where to Find Real Fairy Dust this Spring
Photo by talkingplant The last book of the Gifts for the Goddess quartet (Spring!) has been a long-time coming and will soon be available at our website. During the time it’s taken to finish what was started years ago, the girls have grown up, my marriage has ended, and the family unit has moved forward…