A graceful gathering of women
Last weekend, I was thrilled to return to Shrine Mont as the women’s retreat leader for Church of the Holy Comforter in Vienna. It had been ten years since I left, but other than a few extra gray hairs in the room, it felt like no time had passed. What a joy to be among […]
Limina Progress
With renovations wrapping up and the landscaping about to start we are getting even more excited. Our vision has become reality and we can now share this special place. Welcoming, relaxing, quieting, spiritual, inspiring, healing, these are but a few of the gifts that Limina has begun to give to us. The tremendous storm this […]
Our Limina Cross and the Cosmic Christ
This morning I went to the beach, with Jesus on my heart, and asked the Spirit to guide me to pieces of wood to fashion a cross for our chapel. I was praying with materials from Richard Rohr’s revolutionary book The Universal Christ, and asking for understanding of the Cosmic Christ. Here is what I […]
Nature tables
Many years ago while working for the hospice and palliative care unit at UVA hospital, my friend Dinah would bring treasures to work. A newly opened flower, an interesting rock, a twisting branch, or a feather. Daily there seemed to be new delights. Her children attended our local Waldorf school where students and teachers create […]
The wonders of foresting bathing
I just returned from a wonder filled 5-day Nature immersion in Hendersonville NC. The conference was based on the emerging practice of Shinrin Yoku also known as Forest Bathing. Dr Qing Li in his Book Forest Bathing describes this Japanese based therapeutic practice as the art and science of how trees can promote health and […]
Healing at Limina
Many of you know that last month, our 2.5 year old rescue pup, Abby, suddenly went into kidney failure. We were shocked and distraught to hear from the emergency vet that her kidney values were “unliveable.” But the vet clearly didn’t account for the extraordinary life force in our sweet survivor. In addition to traditional […]
Our wellness rooms are waiting…
When guests come for rest and renewal at Limina, we will also have available various wellness offerings to support them. We are thrilled that our consultation, massage, reiki, and fitness rooms are completed and ready for guests. We are working with Ananda Yoga, a local studio in Belfast, to offer […]
Somethings old … somethings new
As we work with the furniture that conveyed (thankfully 90% of what’s in the house), Bill and I have had great fun meeting local artists and crafts-people who bless Limina with their creations. Previously, we shared the gorgeous painting “Grace” that was revealed through Joanne Parent, and this week we were THRILLED to welcome the […]
The blessing of Lakota star quilts
When we closed on Limina and began dreaming about hosting guests, we struggled as we tried to refer to the guest rooms. At the time, there were 5 LARGE bedrooms and during the renovation, we further sub-divided them and renovated a closet to end up with 8 guest rooms. Blessedly, saying “the second floor room […]
Re-homing and refurbishing
Anyone need some furniture polish?!? One of my weird but useful super-powers is de-cluttering. Perhaps because it’s harder to see tangible “progress” in most of my life, I LOVE projects that have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Limina was built in the early 2000’s and when the first owner sold the property, she left […]