By Debra Basham, on May 29, 2026 A pair of goldfinches are active just outside my window on this early morning. I love early hours and beautiful bird songs that accompany their activity.
I look up the spiritual meaning and am informed by AI:
The goldfinch spiritually symbolizes unbridled joy, positive transformation, and divine grace. Because of its bright yellow […]
By Debra Basham, on April 16, 2026 Grateful John and I had an uneventful trip North. We sauntered along Georgia’s secondary roads to avoid Atlanta and stayed the night in Alabama before arriving in Smyrna on Thursday, March 26. We had a busy week of fun family time and an easy drive to Michigan on Monday, April 6. No one feels sorry […]
By Debra Basham, on March 18, 2026 We were blessed to enjoy a visit with our granddaughter, Courtney. She is mom of our great grandson, Jackson, and it is tax season at work for Jackson’s G-ma, Stacey. It took a lot to get Courtney here, and we loved being able to spoil her while she was here.
Our central theme was […]
By Debra Basham, on August 24, 2020 The farmer may only be planting a seed, but if he opens his eyes he is feeding the whole world. ~ Omaha Bee
This opening quotation kicked off a precious story about a three-person construction crew who was approached by a man asking what each was doing. The first said he was working for pittance […]
By Debra Basham, on February 28, 2020 My mind is so busy. I pull myself away from the Tapping Summit to join my Friday morning writing group, and the group seems so focused on the mundane I want to leave. I want to be inside where it is safe.
Finally, Mary reads an incredible poem: “For Calling the Spirit Back from […]
By Debra Basham, on October 14, 2019 For those who believe, no words are necessary. For those who do not believe, no words are possible.
~Attributed to Saint Ignatius in Think of an Elephant : Combining Science and Spirituality for a Better Life (2007) by Paul Bailey, but earlier attributed to Franz Werfel, Philippine Studies (1953) by Ateneo de Manila, p. […]
By Debra Basham, on April 22, 2019 Recently I wrote a poem titled ‘Longing’ that was inspired by an exchange with a dear friend that left me feeling less than valued, wondering if I should have, or could have, done something differently in our past to allow for a more pleasant current exchange.
Sitting heart-to-heart with another precious friend a week […]
By Debra Basham, on April 12, 2018 The future won’t always be fair.
But we can try.
We can care.
We can choose to connect.
It can be better if we let it.
~ Seth Godin
Many of my days are spent bearing witness to the clarity secure within our souls as our personalities fling destructive BS into our lives. One recent […]
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