Erie Chapman Foundation

  • Days 113-114 Be Here Now

     I was regretting the past  And fearing the future.  Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “My name is I Am.” He paused.  I waited. He continued, When you live in the past  With its mistakes and regrets,  It is hard. I… Continue reading

  • Days 108-112 – The Feminine Soul

     Committed relationships carry the lead of pain as well as the gold of joy. If the soul-symbol for a man is the image of woman than what is the woman’s soul-symbol? Continue reading

  • Days 101-105 – The Crushing of Individuality

    In this 11-second video, my fifth grandchild experiences his first bite of solid food & turns up his nose. Then his mom makes him laugh. Will his subconscious record that eating the dislikable can be fun? Society strives to crush… Continue reading

  • Days 94-98 – What We Don’t Know We Know

    Since he is six months old he cannot “know” that the little girl is his big sister, that the woman taking the picture is his mother & that his mother has cancer (we seek prayers.) And yet he DOES seem… Continue reading

  • Days 90-91 Within the Shelter of Great Belonging

      Prayer All-powerful God,  You are present in the whole Universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us… Continue reading

  • Days 85-89 – The World’s Most Harmful Word

      Could a dose of positivity be as helpful as 5mg of Valium for a patient or 100mg of caffeine for a caregiver? Skeptics should consider the new scientific evidence.Yes & No are ways of thinking. It takes five doses of… Continue reading

  • Days 83-84 Where God Dwells

      "Prayer is the bridge between our conscious and unconscious lives.  Often there is a large abyss between our thoughts, words, and actions, and the many images that emerge in our daydreams and night dreams.To pray is to connect these… Continue reading

  • Days 78-82 – The Quilt of Success

    The “Congratulations” emblazoned in the sky are meant for you. You have sewn love’s quilt & wrapped its warmth around another’s need. Your quilt is beautiful because each thread represents an act of your kindness – a sacrifice you made… Continue reading

  • Days 71-75 – Noon in Eternity – Old Cures for New Pain

    Where attention goes, energy flows. Pain is a petulant child. It thrives on attention. The more we give it the louder it shrieks. Continue reading

  • Days 69-70 We’ve been hoodwinked!

    Our mothers (or your grandma ma) could not wait to try out modern inventions like a washing machine & dryer or dishwasher. Oh, the time it will save! You will be able to kick back, soak up the sun and… Continue reading