All the Wonders

The weather app said, “Dense fog advisory.” But up here on the ridge, the fog had begun to melt away. I looked out the kitchen window and...

I first met you on my daily walks at Kanuga while I was in my spiritual direction training with Haden Institute. You were over on the far...

I’m at the Haden Institute’s summer dream conference. Walking the lake trail, I found this fern in the process of unfurling. It inspired...

Gun-related violence is leading cause of death for children ages 1-19 in the US. -CDC Like the frog waking up to her imminent death in a...

The news about the school shooting at the elementary school in Nashville today has been so hard. I've been wondering what I would say to...

I've spent the last several weeks learning to make animated GIFs (pronounced "jifs"). File this under the category of "Sheer Joy." I've...

I’m grateful. So very, very, very grateful. Grateful – in a way that this little word can’t contain. (You know those languages that have...

Help me be patient with myself During this metamorphosis. This shedding of what has been: Working Monday through Friday, Week after week,...

Reposted from UpperRoom.org. The Upper Room will honor the retirement of Rev. Beth A. Richardson on November 30, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. CST...

draft of Weavings Logo, 1985 Ever since I did my stint cleaning out boxes and files in the basement of The Upper Room, I’ve been...

Dogwood tree in the fall As I walked the dogs on the first morning of fall, I felt a cool breeze on my cheek. When I looked up, I saw the...

Innisfree, 1950s One of the treasures of the Colorado cabin is a log that was started by our parents to record the activities of each...

I don’t remember when I first fell in love with the wildflower called Shooting Star (Primula sect. Dodecatheon). Back in the late 70s, my...

We Have No Words We have no words To express the depths of our grief, Our sorrow, our outrage, our despair. Lord, have mercy. Christ,...

SoulCollage, 5/21/21, Beth A. Richardson God makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. ... God breaks the bow and shatters the spear;...

This weekend was "The Great Backyard Bird Count." I pulled out my binoculars, bird book, and piece of paper to write down all the birds I...

"For everything there is a season." -Ecclesiastes 3:1, NRSV I'm excited to announce that I'll be retiring from The Upper Room at the end...

This year, may we be kind. May we be brave. May we be resilient. May we listen More than we talk. May we give More than we take. May we...

As we look back on the past year and forward to the new, I'm grateful for all of you -- those I have met and those I haveyet to meet. As...

Thirty five years ago today - December 1, 1986 - I started my dream job at The Upper Room. And, thirty five years later, I am still...