I wear a beaded pouch that my wife Jane made for me many years ago. She put a lot of love into it. I wear it all the time, and I’m often asked about it and what I keep in it.
I keep memories in it – memories that fill my heart with joy and lift . . .
Native American Indians call their spiritual leader by many different names, all with great respect and reverence: Gichimanitou, Omeshanado, The Way Shower, Grandfather, Wakan Tanka, The Great Spirit.
. . .
OH MY EMPTY POCKETS
On laundry day recently, my wife Jane asked me if I was sure I had cleaned out my pockets prior to putting my clothes in the laundry basket.
I assured her that indeed I had.
. . .
My hero, and perhaps yours also if you are old enough to remember, never smoked, used drugs, bad language or had bad manners. He was a good friend to all who had the pleasure of knowing him.
I had a most wonderful time growing up and going to the movies . . .
I must admit—I’m a cat person. I’ve had a kitty ever since I was a little boy.
One time, my cat followed me to school. The teacher sent me and my cat home. She told me to leave the cat at home and for me to return to school.
Well, we made it . . .
Today I was thinking about my ancestors, the Native American people of a time long ago, but certainly not forgotten. Not by this kid – not by a long shot, saying a prayer and thanking The Creator when pulling up a carrot from the garden.
I think . . .
PRETTY EASY
Yes, it is pretty easy to have faith and a smile on our faces when there is a gentle breeze, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, and everything is in balance and harmony.
Well, how about when the storms of life come rushing in? . . .
I like what someone told me about The Bible. B is for Basic, I is for Instructions, B is for Before, L is for Leaving, E is for Earth.
Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.
That is a wonderful instruction book and the instructions are simple and easy . . .
Growing up, we did not have TV. Instead we would listen to the radio. There was a radio program called “The Family that Prays Together Stays Together.”
To my Waynedale News family, I say let us all come together in prayer, and to hell with . . .
At a church in Fort Wayne, I was giving the Sunday lesson, and before I began, the pastor asked if I had a Bible passage to share.
I stood and said, “Yes, Proverbs 3:5-6. You all have a Bible – look it up.”
Then I sat down.
The pastor said, . . .
“All we can do now
is pray.”
Wow!
I learned from an Indian woman not to say that.
I learned that each and every morning, we start the day with a gratitude prayer of thanksgiving for our life and for ALL CREATION.
We continue . . .
TRY THIS
When you get up in the morning, the first words that you say are – “Good morning Jesus!”
Rev. Thomas Dancing Feather Ebbing
THE WEATHER MAN
On a hot August Friday evening, I was honored to be part of the ground blessing at the pow wow that would take place Saturday and Sunday in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.
The elder drummed as he led us around the pow wow circle and arbor. . . .
There are lots of trees on our property. I know the names of some of them, like the cedar, pine, maple and oak. Looking at the trees, I notice they all have their own unique personalities. I can relate them to family and friends. So if you come . . .
When we dwell on things that tend to upset our walking in balance on Mother Earth, it is time to take a walk in Nature. Look … see … and feel The Beauty.
If that doesn’t put you in balance and give you a heart full of joy and love, what . . .
Three Way Bulb
When it is daylight and we are in darkness, we need to pray that we find the switch that will illuminate our mind, body, and spirit, and wake us up.
Rev. Thomas Dancing Feather Ebbing
So help us God,
if anyone thinks they should be put on a pedestal,
let it be made out of …
Equality
Unity
Love
Respect
and, its name
Mother Earth
Rev. Thomas Dancing Feather Ebbing
ALWAYS
The words of Life’s Songs are in all Creation.
The melodies are in our Earth Mother.
The rhythm is Love.
The harmony is when the songs are sung.
The inner peace is when they are shared.
The eternal peace is when we become one voice.
Rev. Thomas . . .
The planet that we inhabit is round like a circle. Within the circle is all God’s creation. It is all there for us to give and to receive.
This circle is our Earth Mother. She deserves our utmost love and respect. Sweetgrass is the hair of Mother . . .
I must be getting old. Patty Spirit Hawk keeps after me to put in writing my teachings of spiritual balance and harmony. As of the end of January, I am a young 73 years, presenting workshops for many years, and I still love to do them; dancing at pow . . .
Wow! The new year is upon us and it is my birthday month. Yes, I celebrate the whole month.
Why? you may ask. Well, my birthday is the last day of January and I just think it is good and proper and a heck of a lot of fun to have a birthday month. You . . .
Wow! Saturday as I awoke and looked out my bedroom window, I could see the ground was covered with a beautiful blanket of snow. I still get excited as I did as a young boy, building snowmen and going sledding with my buddies.
Oh what wonderful memories . . .
I was born and raised in Ft. Wayne, and my wife Jane and I now live south of Albion, IN. I retired from the Ft. Wayne Fire Department in 1995 after 23 years of service. I am of Mohawk Indian ancestry on my mother’s side. I am an ordained Christian . . .