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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

A small life lesson

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Never trust a thrift store jigsaw puzzle.
Friday, January 16, 2026

2026 Word of the Year

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Last year's Word of the Year, teamwork, turned out to be an excellent choice, as I experienced many opportunities to "high five...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Prayer and Tai chi combined... my New Year's Resolution

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New Year's Day slipped by almost two weeks ago without any sort of acknowledgement here on Simple Moodlings. I've missed at least th...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Monday Music Appreciation #68: Breathe In by Peter Mayer

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There are always lots of songs floating through my head, and this one made an appearance again this morning. I've loved the music of Pet...
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Sunday Reflection: You are God's Beloved

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 Today's reflection is brought to you by Matthew 3:13-17 and Psalm 29. Happy New Year, friends! It's been a busy end to the old year...
Monday, December 15, 2025

Monday Music Appreciation #67: O come, O come

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Yesterday was all about Joy. But this morning, I'm feeling the effects of Bondi Beach and Brown University happenings. I had thought to ...
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Sunday Reflection: A Sunday about Joy

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Today's reflection is brought to you by   Isaiah 35 in its entirety...   But before I spoke to the Sanctuary of Peace Community about Is...
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Sunday Reflection: Staying awake, or constant awareness?

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Matthew 24: 37-44. As were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of man. For as in...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

The blue wagon goes missing

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Cold weather is arriving this week, colder than we've had yet this fall. And when you're homeless and trying to survive in the outdo...
Monday, November 24, 2025

Monday Music Appreciation: Salt then sour then sweet

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I hadn't heard of poet Andrea Gibson before they died of cancer in July, but my social media blew up that day, and I soon discovered wha...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Just for today, imagine...

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... arriving in kindergarten in new clothes your mom bought especially for the occasion, but feeling like they're all wrong somehow. ......
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Superhuman? Maybe not

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Lee and I collected a lot of leaves from our neighbours (with permission) on the day before the city's designated leaf and yard waste co...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Sunday reflection: Control is an illusion

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Flowers from my sisters after this week's scary time... Today's reflection is brought to you by Luke 20: 27-36 . Today was my turn t...
Monday, November 3, 2025

Monday Music Appreciation #65: A beloved opera melody

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I haven't been posting moodlings very frequently over the last while, though I'm always composing them in my head as I move through ...
Sunday, November 2, 2025

Sunday Reflection: All my tears be washed away

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Isaiah 25: 6-8. On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples      a feast of ri...
Sunday, October 5, 2025

Sunday Reflection: A visit to Creator’s kitchen

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Luke 13:18-21 and Luke 17:5-6. Jesus said to the crowd, “What is the kin-dom of God like? To wh...
Monday, September 8, 2025

Monday Music Appreciation #64 -- Ahi's Human Kind

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Life has been so busy (I'm up to my neck in garden produce!) that I've kind of forgotten about Monday Music Appreciation Moodlings.....
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Sunday Reflection: a little shock treatment

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Psalm 139 and Luke 14:25-33. Well, that’s a challenging Gospel reading. Not sure I like it very ...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Prayers for the sick and struggling

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A bouquet I took to ICPM on Sunday Yesterday morning, Pastor Quinn went to the Royal Alex to visit one of our "flock," who was sen...
Thursday, August 21, 2025

August Daze

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I'm feeling a bit dazed of late as my vertigo has made a sudden return, but even so, I'm loving this August.  I'm not sure I lik...