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  • Perseverance,  The Spirit Spirals

    The Simple Gift

    March 29, 2020 / 2 Comments

    Hard work and I have a long-standing relationship, a relationship that I enjoy.  I usually have several projects going at once in both my professional and personal life.  I get up early and start right in, my days a mix of…

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    Wounded Love

    March 25, 2020 / 4 Comments

    It seems like a lifetime ago, but the calendar reminds me that less than six weeks ago I arrived in New York City on a Valentine’s afternoon. I was there with my hometown choir for a concert at Carnegie Hall. We…

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    Going Nowhere

    March 20, 2020 / 1 Comment

    The sounds of a virtual celebration greeted me a couple of days ago when I clicked onto my phone’s Pedometer/Walking App as I tied my sneakers, put on my sunglasses and began my afternoon walk.  Crowd noises and claps accompanied a…

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  • The Spirit Spirals

    Spiral or Viral?

    March 17, 2020 / 2 Comments

    If you were to walk into my home office, you would be greeted with many images of spirals.  There on the wall hangs my perpetual Art calendar and many of the watercolor-collage tiles I created to mark the individual days of…

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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.

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