Tender Places – Page 23 – Everyday Entryways into the Divine

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

Perseverance, Vulnerability

A Mock-Orange Renascence

January 6, 2020 / 2 Comments

I wrote this blog during one of Maine’s harsh winters. It focuses on The Tender Places theme for early January 2020- Perseverance and Tenacity. Enjoy! The tiniest tips of thin brown branches still peek out from under the several feet of…

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Awareness, Transformation

That Most Silent of Nights

December 25, 2019 / 1 Comment

This blog is part of a series of blogs about the music of the Advent and Christmas Season. The last notes of Feliz Navidad faded as our community chorale finished their annual Christmas concert. The converted performance hall, once a part…

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Awareness

A Holy, Jolly Christmas

December 16, 2019 / 1 Comment

This entry is part of a series of blogs that present ways that familiar Christmas music, both secular and religious, can enlarge our Spirits and deepen our exploration of the Advent and Christmas seasons. If I were to name my all-time…

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Transformation, Vulnerability

Reflecting Love

December 9, 2019 / 1 Comment

This entry is part of a series of blogs about ways that music, both secular and religious, can enlarge our Spirits and deepen our exploration of the Advent and Christmas seasons. Open My Eyes That I May See It is an…

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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.