November 5, 2025,
Dear Friend,
With the cold temperatures returning, I once again return to my favorite walking spot up in the meadow. I have written to you about this place before. For years now I have been watching and wondering about many things I see up there and yesterday I think I may have figured something out. I’ll tell you about it and feel free to let me know if you think I am on the right track or not.
A little plant called yarrow has begun to grow in the meadow and I’ve been noticing two things about it in particular. First, I noticed how it is growing in bunches, populating two small areas so far. The second thing I noticed is how, in the fall, the seed heads turn in on themselves as if they are trying to protect the seeds instead of trying to disperse them far and wide. This is the thing I have been puzzling over. Why would the yarrow be holding on to the seeds instead of making them more available to be spread? My new theory is this: by holding on to the seeds and forming a structure that will get heavier with rain and certainly with snow, the wet/snowy seed head will eventually be forced to the ground where the yarrow seeds can take root close by. Here is a video that shows the last little yarrow flower I could find still blooming and then some of the seed heads; hopefully you will see what I mean.
Now I am not sure if my theory is correct or not, but here is the thing, Friend: whenever we are curious, whenever we devote our attention and time to something or to someone, there is a merging that most always leads to deeper understanding and (hopefully) deeper appreciation. The same holds true with how we approach our (hopefully ever-evolving) ideas of what God might be (or might not be). We are invited to wonder, invited to question, invited to test theories because in doing so, we engage and we learn for ourselves and what a POWERFUL process that is. So let’s be observant, Friend. Let’s be curious about God and test our theories, too.
“Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, ‘Who will ascend into heaven to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?’ Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, ‘Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim it to us so we may obey it?’ No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it.” -Deuteronomy 30: 11-14
Choir Vocal Workshop in Harrisville
-all are invited-
On Saturday, November 15th from 9:00am-12:00pm, Brittney and Zach Redler will hold a group singing workshop hosted by the Community Church. Everyone is welcome to join! No preparation is needed, and all levels and experience are encouraged.
Brittney will lead the group through a few vocal warmup exercises, drawing attention to some aspects of vocal technique and focus, and we will apply these techniques directly into Advent choral music. We will explore vocal ranges, gain strategies for vocal health, strength, and ease, and have fun making music together in a variety of ways! So come sing and create with us! Brittney Redler has been teaching voice and facilitating group singing for 20 years. With a background in voice science, her PhD research focused on pitch matching and the mind-body connection of teaching and learning singing. She particularly loves the joy, humor, and connection that singing in community creates.
A donation of $25 per participant is requested. However, assistance is available on request for anyone for whom the donation is a hardship. Please email Don Kilgus, CCHC Choir Director, if you would like to attend, at dbtkilgus@gmail.com
The Food Pantry at Dublin Business Park is up and running! Visit dublinfoodpantry.com for more info. The food pantry is regional and available to all, 24/7, regardless of town of residence. Please spread the word and check out the video I took this morning:
Please join me in a spirit of prayer, if you wish.
Beloved God, I thank you for all the lessons of nature that surround us. May we be curious and prone to wonder. This I pray in Christ’s name. Amen.
“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6: 24-26
In Christ,
Traceymay
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