Tender Places

Everyday Entryways into the Divine

  • Home
  • Lent
  • About
  • Awareness
  • Empowerment
  • Nourishment
  • Perseverance
  • Transformation
  • The Spirit Spirals
  • Vulnerability
  • Home
  • Lent
  • About
  • Awareness
  • Empowerment
  • Nourishment
  • Perseverance
  • Transformation
  • The Spirit Spirals
  • Vulnerability
Travel Art and Story

Beneath My Feet

Awareness, Creativity

Show-and-Tell

Lent, Uncategorized

It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green

Uncategorized

Turn

Awareness, Transformation

The Hunt for Red (and Orange and Yellow) October

  • Awareness,  The Spirit Spirals

    This Present Little Instant

    May 15, 2020 / No Comments

    I’ve never been particularly good at living in the moment. In fact, I’ve been downright disdainful and judgmental of those who do.  Oh sure, living in the moment is all right for babies and puppies, but real women constantly look to…

    Read More
  • Empowerment,  The Spirit Spirals

    Hugging Trees… Mesquite Trees That Is

    April 27, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Last week’s Earth Day marked the 50th anniversary of the day when millions of people joined together to focus attention on environmental issues.  Though sometimes associated with radical ideas, for the most part Earth Day remains an occasion for peaceful events…

    Read More
  • Nourishment,  The Spirit Spirals

    A Plum-Tinged Hope

    April 19, 2020 / No Comments

    Down the slope a little way from the house, not far from the gravel driveway, two plum trees are loaded with fruit.  Their branches are bending low with the bounty of dozens and dozens of red-violet beauties.  The plums are slightly…

    Read More
  • The Spirit Spirals,  Transformation

    A Sunrise Service

    April 12, 2020 / 3 Comments

    The sky is heavy with clouds and a light rain is falling.  Just moments ago, a spectacular thunderstorm rumbled through the county bringing lightening and brisk winds.  The skies are just beginning to lighten the slightest bit as I pull my…

    Read More
Load More

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Beth Hatcher, PhD Child Development

Dr. Beth Hatcher is a writer and early childhood specialist. After a career as a university professor, program administrator and educator, she devotes her time to writing and professional development training and workshops. She is the author of numerous scholarly and popular articles in early childhood, including a new preK math curriculum created for Maine’s Department of Education. Beth’s background in active leadership roles in congregations of The Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church, the United Church of Christ/Congregational Church and the Presbyterian Church USA are foundational to her spiritual curiosity and dedication to faith-based growth. Her extensive professional experiences informs her lifelong passion for applying her Christian faith to contemporary life. The roles of nature and play in human development add dimension to her current devotional writing that features the power of creativity as found in the Creator God. Her writings draw from her life experiences in Maine and Texas, and her international travels. From her current hilltop home in Central Texas, she blogs, paints, sings, and walks her way towards an energy-filled future and a vibrant spiritual life.

Recent

  • Beneath My Feet
  • Show-and-Tell
  • It’s Not Easy Bein’ Green
  • Turn
  • The Hunt for Red (and Orange and Yellow) October

Categories

  • Advent
  • Art Show
  • Awareness
  • Creativity
  • Empowerment
  • Lent
  • Nourishment
  • Perseverance
  • The Spirit Spirals
  • Transformation
  • Travel Art and Story
  • Uncategorized
  • Vulnerability

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 31 other subscribers
© 2019, Dr. Beth Hatcher All Rights Reserved.