Patrick

Today, I celebrate 67 years of life on this planet named Patrick Feren. I am honored to have spent 28 of those 67 years getting to know him. I first met him as someone I observed across a crowded room. He was powerful. He was alive. He was giving of himself, doing what he does […]

Let Go of the Weight/Wait

Today is the day! We are moving out of the East Kauai Professional Building and settling into our new space at the Hongwanji Mission Hall. This has not been an easy move and it is far from complete. There is lifting to do, cleaning to do and lots more fixing. I do my best to […]

Be True to You

I just read my husband, Patrick Feren’s Facebook post, about being “On Deck.” It brought many memories of my days in Los Angeles when I stood both shaking and excited waiting to meet those casting directors and producers. I had so much to offer, but I was stuck. I hit Los Angeles when I was […]

Love is a Cosmic Force

I have been contemplating the attributes of God this week. If you have read my previous blogs, you will note that I have expounded on ‘Beauty’ and ‘Peace’. Today, being the celebration of 22 years of marriage to my beloved, Patrick Feren, it seems so appropriate to contemplate the attribute of Love. Ernest Holmes once […]

Happy Birthday, Patrick Feren!

Twenty-seven years ago, I saw a man across a crowded room. I knew he was there to do a talk about acting in Los Angeles, but I didn’t know anything else about him. I remember thinking, “I’m going to know that man someday.” There was something significant about our connection and it had nothing to […]

CSL Kaua`i is Expanding…

“We are not what we’ve been told and we’re more than we can imagine.” Gregg Braden Gregg Braden received the Spiritual Leadership Award from the Humanity’s Team this morning. It was the perfect summing up of my days at the Cottages. My Co-Spiritual Director and husband, Patrick and I spent 4 days here at the […]

His Name is Patrick Feren

I am so blessed to share my life with a man named Patrick Feren. Today, May 2 are celebrating the day this amazing man was born. He has blessed the world with his gigantic Spirit of love, compassion, protection, creativity, humor and childlike wonder. I met Patrick in 1997 while living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. […]