Joanie MadsenDec 25, 20221 min readA Christmas Offering~ How The Light Comes I cannot tell you how the light comes. What I know is that it is more ancient than imagining. That it travels across an astounding...
Joanie MadsenDec 15, 20221 min readCreative Offerings by Andelene and JustineThe beautiful soul. There once lived a beautiful soul, Who had a kind and caring heart. But none could understand her, So they tore her...
Joanie MadsenDec 8, 20226 min readHelping, Fixing or Serving ~ Rachel Naomi Remen(Artwork by Charlie Mackesy) "Fixing and helping create a distance between people, but we cannot serve at a distance. We can only serve...
Joanie MadsenDec 3, 20223 min readThe Threshold ~ Molly SenecalAfter my child died, I moved into a small house facing the mountains, hoping the sharp lines of granite would provide a solid refuge for...
Joanie MadsenNov 27, 20222 min readIlluminating the Practice of PresenceIlluminating the practice of presence. “Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there...
Joanie MadsenNov 20, 20223 min readA Tender Seed of Self-SoothingA tender seed of self-soothing is a well spring of the most amazing healing properties I have ever stumbled upon. It came in slowly for...