Madora Kibbe

About

Madora Kibbe lives in New Jersey. She has been a contributing writer for The Christian Science Monitor for over 35 years. Her work has also appeared in Bedford Magazine, Working Woman Magazine, and various other publications. Madora is also a poet. She has written for radio, theater and television. She continues to write and blog in both a serious and humorous vein about all things mundane, sublime, and spiritual. She is a full time Christian Science practitioner and teacher.

Books by Madora Kibbe

Recent Posts

How Joan and Joni Have Been Therapeutic

A Personal Perspective: Two women that I only met once have helped me get through difficult times. And I suspect they have helped you too.

A Daily Walk on Holy Ground

A Personal Perspective: There is too much anger in the world today. How do we stop the haters? Well, we can stop being a hater ourselves. Easier said than done? Not necessarily.

Words to Live By From Unlikely Places

Don't chase money—it never ends well.

What People Magazine, Bob Dylan, and Healing Have in Common

You ain't goin nowhere isn't always a bad thing, even in these times of quarantine. Stay safe and feel connected by listening to music and expecting answers in unexpected places.

The Comfort of Astronomy

We can still find calm and stillness right where we are. Look no further than up.

Just a Number

They say that age is just a number, so why does it matter so much? Maybe we would all age less if we could think of ourselves as ageless.

The Survival of Winter, the Arrival of Spring

Like the returning spring, a song can teach us life lessons about the tenacity of hope, against all odds. If you know a song like that, sing it today.

A Meditation on the Death of Martin Luther King

"Deep in my heart, I do believe....
We shall live in peace someday."
Honoring today, Maya Angelou's birthday which is also the day Dr. King was killed.

13 Ways of Looking at a Man from Hibbing, Minnesota

"You're born, you know, the wrong names, wrong parents. I mean, that happens. You call yourself what you want to call yourself. This is the land of the free." —Bob Dylan

Sometimes You're the Monkey and Sometimes You're the Dog

The world sometimes seems to be divided into givers and takers, with the takers taking over! But for some people the act of asking for, and accepting help, is very very hard.