Believe it: “God with us” is sprinkled throughout this book like rain on a thirsty garden. God is with us. Whether your mind is foggy, you’re tired, out of breath, jumping up and down happy, or slowed to a stop – in all situations, here are some thoughts to help you learn to tap … Continue reading Chapter 10: Meditations While Walking the Cancer Path →
THE SACRED PATH THROUGH THE SCARY CANCER WOODS © Copyright 2020 Naomi Mitchum Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Meet the Wolf in the Woods and Find Out What He Can’t Steal and What He Tries to Steal Chapter 2:The Sacred Walk: What Is It, and Who’s the Companion Chapter 3: Nurturing the … Continue reading Table of Contents →
Opening the sacred door to creativity From food and pets to dancing or listening to music, creativity blesses our lives. How do we turn this creative blessing into a spiritual blessing? When we acknowledge that creative inner … Continue reading CHAPTER 4: The Spiritual Power of Creativity →
Being Chicken in the Scary Cancer Woods Did you ever see a chicken standing on the little white line in the middle of a highway where cars are whizzing past? He wants to cross the road to the other side. The wind ruffles his feathers … Continue reading Chapter 5: Fear With Feathers →
Introduction People tell me their stories. I hold these stories sacred as they were shared in private. Yet the stories meant different things to different people, and as I put them together, common needs were addressed. In the stories, the need and the sacred met, and I felt that with Gods help a … Continue reading Introduction and Chapter 1 →
Chapter 2: THE SACRED WALK: WHAT IS IT AND WHO IS THE COMPANION? When the cancer wolf comes out of the bushes stuff gets stolen and things get out of order. You are suddenly surprised by potholes and stumbling places that get in your way. Life looks and seems different, out of control. In the … Continue reading Chapter 2: The Sacred Walk: What Is It? →
Fish, fish…….er………fishing man and assistant Been going through some paper and pitching them in near-miss at the wastebasket. Ran across my tribute ti Don Seems, one of the many former Circle of Friends volunteers who dedicated his money and time to keeping the program honest and transparent. He and I were fishing competitors and also … Continue reading The fishing man →
For twenty years, my writing energy spilled Christian education curriculum for all ages, fiction, non-fiction and materials for church leaders. Meanwhile, I wrote plays and other dramatic material. From my chronic illness support group lectures and discussions I gleaned material that became HARPS IN THE WILLOWS: STRENGTHS FOR REINVENTING LIFE. About that time I was … Continue reading Naomi’s Path as a Writer →
THE SACRED PATH THROUGH THE SCARY CANCER WOODS © Copyright 2020 Naomi Mitchum This book is being posted one chapter at a time. This chapter contains Table of Contents … Continue reading The Sacred Path Through the Scary Cancer Woods →
I worked as director of Christian Education in Coffeyville, Kansas then director of youth work at Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Along the way, I wrote teacher enrichment materials and curriculum for the United Methodist Church and started the Committee on Disability Concerns of The United Methodist Church, where I served as Chair … Continue reading Naomi’s Journey →