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Welcome to my blog. It is a blog of my meanderings, my ideas, my celebrations, my thoughts and my activism. It follows no organized or well thought out plan of any kind, just posts that catch my heart or mind or soul. Enjoy!

I am a river with a voice,
I came into your life by choice
And none can judge the way that it feels.
You are a messenger from god
you are the angel ive got
and none can say it isnt real..... (Roseanne Cash-The Wheel)

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

there is a crack in everything!!! thats how the light gets in!!

The birds they sang
at the break of day
Start again
I heard them say
Don’t dwell on what
has passed away
or what is yet to be.

oh the wars they will
be fought again
The holy dove
She will be caught again
bought and sold
and bought again
the dove is never free.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

We asked for signs
the signs were sent:
the birth betrayed
the marriage spent
Yeah the widowhood
of every government --
signs for all to see.

I can't run no more
with that lawless crowd
while the killers in high places
say their prayers out loud.
But they've summoned, they've summoned up
a thundercloud
and they're going to hear from me.

Ring the bells that still can ring ...

You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.
That's how the light gets in.




Monday, April 13, 2009

A prayer song....

Journeying god,
pitch your tent with mine
so that I may not become deterred
by hardship, strangeness, doubt.
Show me the movement I must make
toward a wealth not dependent on possessions,
toward a wisdom not based on books,
toward a strength not bolstered by might,
toward a god not confined to heaven.
Help me to find myself as I walk in other's shoes.



(Prayer song from Ghana, traditional, translator unknown)

And....


If you hanker for
a zenith of felicity
on the bed of the Divine
begin by dusting off
the wings of wonder
on your local pillow
Lift your ineffable
out of the mundane
Aim for airborne
with the eye of the heart
as your sky pilot
and soar to glory

~ James Broughton ~


I simply love the sentence " Lift your ineffable out of the mundane" the phrase resonates strongly with me on all levels. I can feel the Divine when i say it outloud.
What is ineffable? I knew you would ask--or some of you-- and so I will define.

ineffable is beyond expression or description such as "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
indescribable, unspeakable, untellable, unutterable, indefinable
inexpressible, unexpressible - defying expression
or to do with the Spriritual Aspect of life: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity, unnameable, unutterable, unspeakably sacred - concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"

My expressions or my life are not mundane and i refuse to make it mundane even at the cost of others not understanding me or projecting their own weakness's to explain me. Why is it when a person achieves, moves forward, has experiences and is open to the Universe's sense of humor, people are threatened and angry. Their own lack is their own lack..its not mine and its not a product of my abundance.
Lift your ineffable out of the mundane.
YES!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Happy Zombie Jesus Day

Well as a pagan..its Happy Ishtar Day but i like the zombie visual too.
We all just hung around and did nothing. Dinner is cooking, its raining outside,and im trying to decide whether to go to Dallas this week to visit friends. I NEED a vacation and time for myself...so Im sure I will talk meself into it.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

A good birth article

Industrial Childbirth
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This is a long article but well worth reading.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Hallelujah

Though Leonard Cohen is awesome singing this song..kd lang ROCKS!!

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

I PASSED!!!!

My CPM (Certified Professional Midwife) Exam and now am certified!!!
Which means SQUAT in the state i live in.. They neither care for woman and their birthing choices or want to know the safety of homebirth. But i can go to another state and work so that is my plan. Of course my children are aghast that I might actually work in a legal capacity!!!!
I am Happy that part is over...i am over the testing hump and now ready for the next.
I am still working on my Bachelors of Science in Midwifery--3 more years!!
With my boys in Washington State I may have to move there too. I love the NW area...so its not such a bad idea!!!

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Changes

So 2 of my boys have cut the umbilical cord and traveled West to Washington. They are ready to try their wings and live their own life. They left Saturday and ended up in snow in TN and all the way up. Managed to lose their keys in a snowdrift when stopping for breakfast and had to go down the mountains in Idaho at night in the rain.
It has been a long drive and I know they are finally glad to be at their destination.
Many people have asked me how I am feeling about some of my kids leaving home. I of course miss their conversation, their humor and them running all my errands but I am also proud of them and who they have become. They are smart and determined and amazing people and I am ready for them to do more and become more and experience more of life.
I love having the house of kids and i still have 7 here to keep the chaos going. One is going out west at the end of summer and one other will be going to college in Ky in the fall..so having all my older kids gone will be an adjustment.
I am planning some adventures of my own when all the kids have flown the nest... but thats a few years away.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

AWESOME!!

Its long but WELL worth watching and listening to

WOW!!!

Awesome Video!!!!!!!

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