by Bonnie O'Neil | Jan 22, 2018 | Farther Afield
I became an empty nester in the middle of a January snowstorm. The snow began falling thick shortly after midnight. Plenty of time to turn black asphalt into a sloppy white slippery mess by 9:00am. Despite the thermometer reading 16 degrees and the sky...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Dec 21, 2017 | Faith in the Journey
A heavy blanket of darkness envelops our world on this the darkest night of the year. For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, this winter solstice, this stopping of the sun, heralds the end of the disappearance of light and the beginning of its...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Dec 15, 2017 | Faith in the Journey
I’m wrestling with Advent this year. I desperately wanted this Advent to be a season of peaceful reflection and soul gripping hope, but to be honest, hope feels especially far beyond my grasp this year. All the Advent talk of desire and anticipation, of...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Nov 1, 2017 | Farther Afield
It’s quite possible that fall is everyone’s favorite season. Not too hot, not to cool – in the immortal words of Goldilocks, it’s just right. Never mind that the calendar year begins in January, instinctively we all consider fall to mark...
by Bonnie O'Neil | Jun 29, 2017 | Faith in the Journey
I raise my hand to my face to brush aside a tendril of hair that had come loose from my hat in the sea breeze. The fragrance of the sea – salt, fish, sea water – escapes from every pore in my ten fingers and two palms, a pungent reminder of the lobster I...