Author: SMS Editor

February 2022 Newsletter

Photograph and Watercolor by Susan Rogers’ sister-in-law, Leslie H. Carson Dear Friends, The word that comes first this month is breathe.  It arises as I look at the two images above, each beautiful in its own way. The photo, on the left,…

December 2021 Newsletter

Dear Friends, From this morning’s meditation,       Out beyond the pink geraniums,      Bare branches in morning sun      Sky innocent as a baby’s belly.      How to let in this grace?      How…

November 2021 Newsletter

Dear Friends, Our Sitting Alone, Together retreat concluded just Sunday afternoon (the anniversary of our Refuge Retreat of last year!), and for me, it continued into packing, pulling the little blue kayak up into the house, washed and ready for…

October 2021 Newsletter

Dear Friends, It’s a stormy morning in Voglers Cove. White capped waves even here in the cove, the small boats bouncing on their moorings, the high tide pushing seaweed into bumper-shaped mounds; and the huge elms across the street rattling…