Gathering

An excitement builds as I prepare to visit the site to gather materials. Mother Earth! Abundant. Beautiful. Hearty. Fragile. Resilient. Precious. And so very, very generous. With prayers for thanksgiving and appreciation for the gift of my hands able to work intimately with Her, She relaxes with ease. I smile. My heart opens. In Her vastness I become so small. Bringing the earth with bare hands into buckets too heavy for me to carry alone, I am humbled by Her gracious invitation to deepen and expand in my knowing. Offering prayers again on departure, we move forward in the patient process of making the materials ready to work with. Each time I visit the site I revel in my expanding understanding of both Mother Nature and myself. I cherish the gift of this blessing.