http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:37:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2/3/10 February is the month when we think about love, all kinds of love, for children, parents, friends, lovers. What does love have to do with the security of your home? Who makes your home secure? And do those feelings of security travel with you where ever you go? Tune into ... http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2010/02/03/homeland-security-valentine/ 1/06/10 What do you think of winter? Does it strengthen us or deplete us of energy? Is it friend or foe? Tune in to my reading of the poem, "Winter" from my long-awaited poetry book which will be coming out in the spring. Winter poem.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2010/01/06/winter-poem/ 12/2/09 Christmas and holiday greeting to you all. Listen to my podcast of a new poem I have written called "Christmas Hymn." Christmas Hymn.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/12/02/christmas-hymn/ 11/11/09 My new children's book , called The Ballad of the Rag Man (Blooming Twig Books, NY, NY.) just came out. Tune in to hear me read it and discuss the non-profit Rag Man Project, which encourages children and adults to read this book in libraries and schools and discuss with ... http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/11/11/lets-celebrate-differences/ 10/12/09 At some time in our lives, we all ask "Do you love me?" Even when we get an answer, we seldom know if it was answered truthfully. This question is asked in a child's voice in this poem, and then answered by that child. Do You Love Me.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/10/12/do-you-love-me/ 9/02/09 I am surprised and awed by the recent vote of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) to include GLBTQ pastors as fully ordained members of the church, now able to use their gifts for the glory of God. I have worked for this and waited for it for many ... http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/09/03/sexuality-and-the-church/ Tune in to hear my poem about 2 black leather jacket bikers who celebrate by sharing a poem. It is a theme of mine (don't judge others by what they look like) that I am emphasizing with a new children's book that will be released Sept.1, called "The Ballad of ... http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/07/13/people-who-are-different/ 6/6/09 It's my 40th wedding anniversary tomorrow. I reflect on what makes marriages strong and lasting. Cynthia 40th anniversary.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/06/06/how-to-have-a-lasting-marriage/ 5/6/09 Does spring invigorate you, or make you more depressed because you don't feel the promise of new life? Tune in to this month's podcast about being alone, or being lonely. There is a difference. What can you do to feel more alive? Cynthia alone or lonely.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/05/06/alone-or-lonely/ 3/25/09 Has anyone ever said that God doesn't give you more than you can endure? Did it make you furious? It does that to me. Listen to my podcast where I read a poem about that phrase, and what to do about it. More Than We Can Endure.mp3 http://www.cynthiagustavson.com/podcast/2009/03/25/more-than-we-can-endure/