Under the Magnolia Tree

#Holy Week, #Plagues, spirituality

Three Plagues

April 13, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

Ever feel like you are in the middle of the Biblical Plagues?

Gardening, Psalm 92, spirituality

Staying bendable

April 1, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

How bendable are you?

death of a family member, spirituality

I received a text late one night a few weeks ago from my cousin Scott: “Call me if you are up.” I knew what had happened. My aunt Mary Frances, Scott’s mother, and my father’s last living sibling, had died, her heart stopping suddenly while she was getting ready for bed. I was caught off… Continue reading Tribute to Mary Frances

inner child, spirituality

Guest blog on The Welcome Table!

January 25, 2022July 8, 2022 maflake

I am so excited to be featured as a guest blogger on The Welcome Table! I love this site, which was started by the Bunce sisters, a group of four young women who have the goal of fostering the type of conversations they experienced around the table growing up. If you sign up for their… Continue reading Guest blog on The Welcome Table!