Reflection #34 Marriage (Redux)
The Gap Year: Navigating Life in Times of Transition Reflection # 34 Marriage (Redux) “We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.” –Clare...
Reflection #38 Grandparenting
The Gap Year: Reflection #38 Grandparenting “I admonish and exhort all my sisters, both those present and those to come, to strive always to imitate the way...
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 20 in State College
Letting you know that I will be at Park Forest Village UMC, State College, next Sunday morning, October 20. During the message/talk We will be live-streaming...
Reflection #36 Offering What I Can
The Gap Year: Reflection #36 Offering What I Can “May the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds.” –Clare of Assisi Retirement is not...
Reflection #35 Things and Stuff
The Gap Year: Navigating Life in Transition by Patricia D. Brown Do not let the false delights of a deceptive world deceive you. –Clare of Assisi Some years...
Reflection #33 Higher Aspirations
There is more value in a little study of humility and a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world. –Teresa of Avila When considering what one...
Reflection # 32 Expectations
The Gap Year: Reflection #32 Expectations Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. –Clare of Assisi I’ve been through a lot: saying goodbye,...
Sunday, October 6th Blessing of the Animals & Remembrance Service for Beloved Pets
Reflection #31 Leisure and Contentment
The Gap Year: Reflection #31 Leisure and Contentment —Patricia D. Brown “May you go forward securely, joyfully, and swiftly on the path of prudent...
Reflection #30 Living More Lightly
The Gap Year: Living More Lightly - by Patricia D. Brown Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.--...
Reflection #28 Missing the Mark
The Gap Year: Reflection #28 Missing the Mark —Patricia D. Brown “Everything that is in the heavens, on earth, and under the earth is penetrated with...
Feedback from subscribers of The Gap Year
Again, you’ve shared excellent insights and wisdom from your own lives. As promised, I am now sharing these with you. (You’ll note that I place three dots…...
Reflection #37 Holding the Field
The Gap Year: Reflection #37 Holding the Field Patricia D. Brown “Let the love you have in your hearts be shown outwardly in your deeds.” --Clare of Assisi...
Feedback from Subscribers of The Gap Year
Hello Reader, I received some thoughtful wise responses from you this past week. Here are their reflections for you to now reflect upon. Warmly, Tricia...
Reflection # 27 Friendship
The Gap Year: Reflection #27 Friendship “Let the tongue of the flesh be silent when I seek to express my love for you, and let the tongue of the Spirit...
Reflection #26 Taking Inventory
The Gap Year: Reflection #26 Taking Inventory Patricia D. Brown “It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the...
Feedback from Subscribers of The Gap Year
Reflection #25 Feeling Old: Thanks for sharing. I feel the same way. Some days I'm full of energy and feel good; however the next day I feel my age. My...
Reflection #25 Feeling Old
The Gap Year: Reflection #25 Feeling Old “Like billowing clouds, like the incessant gurgle of the brook, the longing of the spirit can never be stilled.”...
Feedback from Gap Year Subscribers
My thanks to you who send me your thoughts and reflections. Here are a few: Yes ...another timely Reality Check Tricia! I didn't know of the leg break, but...
Article in July Issue of UMC Discipleship
Planning a Meaningful Service in Times of Grief BY PATRICIA D. BROWN In times of grief, we turn to the church to seek solace in services and ceremonies that...