.  While enjoying the beauty of Kalmbach Park, remember to follow the park's rules.  For your safety, avoid swimming in the streams. The currents can be unpredictable and there may be hidden hazards underwater.  Park paths are built to minimize impact on the environment.  Sticking to them keeps you from…

Life has a way of taking you on its journey and speeding up the pace. I have found that slowing down to breathe can be the healthiest gift one can give themselves. Nature has a way of telling all of us that there is healing and beauty all around us…

  As I rise in the early hours of dawn,  typing in what feels like incoherent thoughts I find hat somehow these thoughts tumble into complete  sentences... Looking back on this year it is hard not to think negatively about life and what has transpired over the last 11 months.…

It was great news to hear Governor Wolf change the status of the state of Pennsylvania from strict yellow regulations to much looser and relaxed green regulations. So many things have changed in our world over the last four months since Covid-19 became a word in our daily conversations. Masks…

What does it look like to have support from someone or something? This past month at Kalmbach has brought many viable scenes of love and support proving that nature has a unique way to heal the soul. One day while quietly working on the grounds, I noticed that if you…

"Allow, Release, Let Go..."  I have written these three simple words on a piece of slate displayed in the kitchen.  I read it every day, but am I really allowing the words to help move me through my days and assist me down the paths I am choosing in my…