This post is based on John 4:8 Yesterday, my 16-year-old asked for a Biblical clarification. She struggles with the whole church/faith thing, but she respects it and believes that it is every person’s right to believe and practice what they believe. She has been raised to understand that our reality is not everyone’s reality and…
Today is the last day in my 40’s. I’m not sure what that really means except that now I have to once again remember my age. I would like to suggest that I am traumatized by this, but I am not. I do however have to repeat it to myself because I find it confusing….
For the past several years, I “gave up” Facebook” in an attempt to take a “lead me not into temptation” approach to Lent. I figured that there were so many opportunities for me to violate the whole “judging” thing that better to just avoid that all together. But this year, I stayed on. I was…
My daughter was putting an essay together for a school project where the theme was “The Magic of the Moment”. She talked about a special night when we were camping this year. After my husband and I sent the kids to bed we took a walk down to the lake not far from our campsite. …
I admit it, I do. I am a hermit. I understand the desert mothers and fathers. I get their need to leave the world a bit and be with oneself and to listen for God. I feel like I do that more often than I used to and maybe I do, after all, I am…
I love New Years! I love the feel of a fresh start, the hope of peace and a chance to be better. Like everyone else, I think back on what this year has meant and I came up with a list; 15 from 15. Here is a list of things that I will keep or…
Incarnation. God is with us. The Word made flesh. Celebrate the gift of never-ending love. It isn’t too late to wish it, there are seven days left! Keep saying Merry Christmas! Keep celebrating the gift of never-ending love! Thank you for sharing in the journey!
Yesterday on Pray As you go the question was; “Can I place all of my hope, all of my trust and all of my faith in God?” An image came of me sitting in the window of my childhood home. I was about 10 years old. My bedroom had a bay window and I remembered sitting on my…
I will be completely honest, I have no concept of time outside of the “to-do” list at this point. The past weekend found us hosting our annual cookie exchange and trying to celebrate Christmas with the kids in my program. My daughter returned from college and my husband completed his first semester as a professor…
***I waited to write this post until all Nutcracker performances were done lest I inadvertently send bad juju. Performances are complete and I maintain my position as a good citizen*** This is my youngest daughter during last year’s performance of the Nutcracker. This the first year in 14 years that I have not been…