Author name: mkreiter

August is my least favorite month of the year.  There…I said it. (Well, wrote it.) Typically, I’m not one to wish away time. But, after what is always a hot and humid summer in Texas, by August my spirit tends…

Today, May 13th is celebrated as the feast day of Julian of Norwich in the Roman Catholic Church – May 8th in Lutheran and Anglican churches. Julian was a lay woman who, in the 1300’s, dedicated herself to God —…

Years ago I was fascinated to read Peter Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees: What they Feel, How They Communicate.  The following BBC News piece succinctly depicts the way trees “communicate” and share resources – making for a most fascinating…

Earlier this week, I met a lovely woman through our local food pantry.  This was her first visit to the pantry so we had a thorough interview ahead of us.  Her hearing impairment meant that I, with no signing abilities,…