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What do we do if our butterfly emerges in bad weather?

Messages in Nature Humans make sense of things with metaphor, stories and connections. We navigate our world by what we have seen before...

Good News There was a time when I needed my faith to be defined by exact certainty, dogma and proof-texts. My world was black and white,...

The parallels between nature and life are everywhere. When we attempt to only allow the positive emotions, but eliminate the negative ones,

We learn much about God and existence by observing nature. Jesus told many parables and used natural processes in the lessons. For twenty...

There was a time when I needed my faith to be defined by exact certainty, dogma and proof-texts. My world was black and white, or at...

There is a treasure to be gained by reading about life strategy, healthy living and the power of habits. Having coaches in areas of...

This week the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decided that listing Monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act is "warranted...

My observation is that this doesn't teach children the full story of butterflies.

Being in nature decreases stress, makes you happier, increases creativity, improves attention spans, makes one more kind and generous and ma

Butterfly art is often made at the expense of the butterflies.

The garden is our classroom for life truths.

Attention theology geeks, this is heady and controversial, but it is heavy on my heart. I do not aim to offend, just to be honest. I love...

My first 40 years on earth did not exemplify serenity. I intend to change that for the next 40. My personality is assertive. Many people...

I decided in my early twenties that I didn't want to work full-time for someone else until I was in my sixties. I wanted my time to be my...

We swim in a consumer culture like fish who don't know they are in water. The devious appeal of media and advertisements combined with...

Every morning I read in my garden with a cup of coffee. It stabilizes me and helps me meditate on the good things in life and the good...