...Just BE. sunlight...

In my dream, I was in my grandma’s kitchen & she said What have you done to deserve joy & I couldn’t come up with anything & she laughed & said Let this be a lesson to you & then she gave me a cookie that tasted like salt air & warm sunlight & the quiet you feel when you sit next to the one you love & then I woke up & the first thing I remember thinking was I need to ask for that recipe.

two items i received at Christmas.

They fill my heart with love and light.

as we head into this new year.

may you find your word.

that gives you power.

to find your peace.

just BE. 

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.24.17...

silent night.

holy night.

sleep in heavenly peace.

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. i remember...

I remember him standing there like a break in the mist, 

{or the shadow under old trees}

 & I wish I had known then it is the place 

we cannot go

 that needs our touch most...

Storypeople

i love trees.

an obsession, if you will.

this tree.

met me every day on my way to and from work.

no matter what my mood.

i would see her treetop.

in the horizon.

i would know i would be seeing my friend soon.

no matter what my mood.

i would pause.

become present in the moment.

and smile.

and say good morning to my friend.

no matter what my mood.

she would make my heart light.

a couple of weeks ago.

there was a "men working" sign out.

they were working on a tree.

on the side of the road.

not my tree!!

"no."

this one is much smaller.

i thought.

i've driven back and forth now.

for several weeks.

thinking...

i've been so preoccupied with wedding stuff,

Christmas, life.

i must have missed my tree.

but yesterday.

i realized...

this stump.

was her.

she is gone.

and i am very, very sad for her.

very sad for me.

my light. my just BE.

is gone.

yet.

i am grateful.

grateful.

i took her photo.

so that she can proudly stand again.

and i can see her in my mind's eye.

When I die, she said, I’m coming back as a tree with deep roots & I’ll wave my leaves at the children every morning on their way to school & whisper tree songs at night in their dreams. Trees with deep roots know about the things children need... ~Storypeople

thank you, dear tree, for always.

making my day brighter.

and my heart lighter.

thank you for helping me.

to...

just BE.

robin. 

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.17.17...

How do you expect a man who is warm to understand a man who is cold. 

thankful.

grateful.

blessed.

welcome to coffee hour. 

welcome to this Sunday morning. 

just BE. 

robin. 

...just BE. together.

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things,

but just look what they can do

when they stick together.

Vesta M. Kelly

the snow certainly has fallen.

this past week.

we could have an army of snowmen.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.10.17...

Christmas will always BE as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand. 

Dr. Seuss

welcome to coffee hour.

welcome to this Sunday morning.

just BE.

robin.

...just BE. light...

We wanted to do something this season

 that was filled with light for us all 

& it turns out the easiest way to start 

is just saying we love you

 & we’re glad you’re here....

~storypeople

this season.

brings light.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.

...12.3.17...

We are here to add to the sum of human goodness. To prove the thing exists. 

Josephine Hart

welcome to coffee hour. 

welcome to this Sunday morning. 

just BE. 

robin.

...just BE. home...

Maybe this is how it always is, 

that we think we go into the world alone

 & lose ourselves there until, at last,

 Love calls our name 

& suddenly we remember the way home....

~storypeople

the space between sunrise.

and sunset.

i love home.

hello december.

just BE.

robin.

i hope you will join me.

today and every friday.

join me in this space to.

just BE.

shake off the ugly.

bask in the moments.

breathe in the truth.

and beauty.

that is there.

if you just look.

thanks for joining me.

invite your friends...

let's make the movement to

just BE.