May 28, 2024

Dear Friends,

The other day while I was walking, I saw two ladies looking up in a tree.There, perched, was a HUGE hawk. I did not know they could be so big. He was singing to another hawk near by in another tree and then to a hawk in the distance. We all felt they were really communing with each other. When I got home, I wondered if this was a meaningful sign for me.

I read in the book, Medicine Cards, hawks teach us to be observant of our surroundings, to notice and be aware of life signals, messages and opportunities. He calls for us to heighten our awareness to receive a message.and to see things from a higher perspective, a broader view.

Physically as a small child we see the ground as being very close. As we grow our view of the ground broadens and we notice other things around us such as bushes, trees, and people walking in the distance. Mentally we can be so focused on the details of what we are working on, we forget there may be bigger and better ways of completing a project. Spiritually we can be so focused on the creed or ritual, we lose sight of the Truth that GOD is LOVE and in all creation.

As parents we want what is best for our children because of our life experiences. A child will only see the ball rolling across the street. A parent will see the car that is moving down the street close to the child putting him or her in danger. We immediately stop the child, who may then have a temper tantrum.

GOD in our life is like our parent. We ask, we affirm, we pray and when we don’t get exactly what we want we are mad, or unhappy or frustrated. There is ALWAYS something bigger, greater, better and or safer for you when you stop and listen to your God Intuition and view your request from a higher perspective. Allow the HIGHER GOD SELF within you to bring forth what you need most for your highest and best.

All parts together create a whole. Here is a story I received from my friend                      Judy Belknap.

“A pastor asked an older farmer, decked out in bib overalls, to say grace for the morning breakfast. “Lord, I hate buttermilk”, the farmer began. The visiting pastor opened one eye to glance at the farmer and wonder where this was going. The farmer loudly proclaimed, “Lord, I hate lard.” Now the pastor was growing concerned. Without missing a beat, the farmer continued, “And Lord, you know I don’t much care for raw white flour”. The pastor once again opened an eye to glance around the room and saw that he wasn’t the only one to feel uncomfortable. Then the farmer added, “But Lord, when you mix them all together and bake them, I do love warm fresh biscuits. So Lord, when things come up that we don’t like, when life gets hard, when we don’t understand what you’re saying to us, help us to just relax and wait until you are done mixing. It will probably be even better than biscuits. Amen.”

“Within that prayer there is great wisdom for all when it comes to complicated situations like we are experiencing in the world today.. Stay strong, my friends, because our LORD is mixing several things that we don’t really care for, but something even better is going to come when GOD is done with it.   AMEN!”                                                   Grace Lutheran, 130 Spit Brook Road,Nashua, NH 03062

When we begin to SEE Things from a Higher Perspective, Hawk Medicine, we TRUST GOD has the Highest and Best ready and available for all of us. Stop being stuck on the details and OPEN to the Divine Flow within you to create MAGNIFICENCE, not minuscule!

Seeing From a Hawk’s View,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

I had the privilege to “make memories” with our granddaughter this past week.

Her day care was closed for a Spring Break and her parents still had to work. Our daughter worked from home and her partner had to go into work. Obviously they needed help with their 3 1/2 year old and 5 month old baby. Our baby Bailey was in day care Mon, Tues Wed and Glenn stayed home on Thursday to help care for the little one.

The other grandma, Sue, and I put our heads together and came up with a plan! Throughout the week we took turns caring for Peyton and taking her to various places, the Safari Park, the Library for Story time, Michaels store to pick out a basket for “treasurers”, 2 toddler gym classes, the park, Baskin Robbins for ice cream and time at each of our homes. My daughter Tammy said she had the “best week of her life!”

One of the times Peyton was with both Steve and me, we set out Art supplies, markers, paper, a small white board with its special markers. We weren’t sure if she would be more interested in the art or jumping on the trampoline, riding her the red tricycle or playing hide and seek etc. This time she was really interested in art and drawing circles. So Steve and I took turns drawing circles with her, then we added eyes to the circle. She added eyes to her circle. As the time went on, we were really in teaching moments. She became fascinated with drawing faces. She kept saying. ” Let’s do it again!” Needless to say we eventually drew legs, feet, hair, ears, nose, mouth. I watched her “learn” and was amazed at her perseverance! We then asked her to tell us a “story” about her drawings which added a new creative element! This is a child who not too long ago had the attention span of a gnat. I say that lovingly. We spent 3 hours “coloring faces and bodies” that day.

Our sweet Peyton taught us Perseverance when learning something new! How often do we give up when we are learning something new just because we can’t quite “get it” at first? Many people stop short of new learnings, and ways to do things as well as accomplishing goals. It took “Thomas Edison 1,000 attempts before he invented the light bulb.”(Google)

Today, persevere and be persistent with a new idea, a new direction, a new thought and keep at it until it becomes second nature to you. Skills, abilities and timing also play a role in learning something new. No matter how good or great you become at the learned activity, do your best and enjoy the process.

Keep saying, “Let’s do it again!”

Persevering with Peyton,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

This past week I felt blessed by celebrating Mothers Day with my beautiful family. I also feel deep gratitude for the many friends in my life! Last week Steve and I drove up to Newport Beach to spend the day with a “teacher buddy” of mine and her husband. We had so much fun not only reminiscing, but talking about so many subjects we all were interested in!

I also had lunch with two Interfaith girl friends and I am planning to spend time with some other teacher friends later this summer. I just have an enormous sense of gratitude for all the friends in my life now. Some live close by and others live far away. I am grateful for the pictures and zoom calls with friends far across the country. Family and friends are sacred, we cannot do without them!

I love the quote above by Eleanor Roosevelt. Friends do leave footprints on

our hearts. What if we viewed everyone as a friend or a potential friend. I love the idea that everyone I meet is potentially “my friend.” I believe everyone we know or have known has come into our lives for a reason and/or a season.

Each person is here to help us move forward in our spiritual growth and to learn how to give and be Divine Love.

I consider our labyrinth walkers my friends, even though some I had just met. We shared the “walk,” we shared our “experiences,” we “trusted” each other for a moment in time. We all felt the power of the day, the power of the walk spreading love, peace and joy around the world! Do we know the people on the other side of the world in different time zones walking? Maybe not, however in our ONENESS we really are friends, we really are ONE family walking together.

In essence all my friends, are my family. All those I do not know are my potential friends and my family. Interesting concept to think we have family members we do not even know. So this week wherever you are or whatever you are doing SEE each person as a friend and family member in life.

Your perspective of that person in the elevator, inline at the post office or supermarket will shift from seeing them as “invisible” to being a member of God’s human family, your brother, your sister, your friend.

Smile and say Hi.

We love you friends,

Abigail and Steve

May 7, 2024

Dear Friends,

This Sunday is Mother’s Day and we look forward to spending time with our daughter, her partner, our granddaughters and the other grandparents. We love our family, our heart. Spending time with everyone is a blessing and we beam with joy when we are all together!

I am so grateful, and I know Steve is too, for our mothers. Steve had a wonderful mom and a very supportive Albert family. I had a wonderful mom who adopted me and I am and will always be grateful. Without her and my dad, I would not be here today doing what I do and loving it. This is not to say life was cheery all the time. My mother had her challenges with alcohol and we suffered at times because of it. However there is no doubt in my mind, she loved me fiercely and was devoted to me.

On May 12 we honor and bless our birth mothers, our adoptive mothers, our grandmothers, our mother’s in law, our aunts, and all those who loved and cared for us with heart and soul. Let us be grateful for their presence, love, support and sacrifices they made for us. For the mothers no longer in this earth dimension, we continue to love you and we know you love us because souls are eternal.

For the “mothers to be,” congratulations on a journey of profound delight, wonder, patience, courage, commitment and compassion.

The Divine Feminine is within all people and comes forth beautifully as mothers, fathers as mothers, grandparents as mothers and all caregivers who love and support children and families.

REMEMBER Mothers are Phenomenal Women!

With Loving Gratitude to Mothers and the Divine Feminine in ALL,

Abigail and Steve