Instead of Politics
Wake up! Facebook screams at me. I feel a little jolted but keep scrolling. How can anyone vote for…?! Yeah, that does seem a bit crazy to me too. Later on in the day, I’m still tense. I take a Read More
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
When the world of Narnia is coming to an end, the sun has become red. The characters in this fantasy world recognize that a red sun is an old, dying sun. For the past 6 summers I have thought of Read More
“Act Justly, Love Tenderly, Walk Humbly”
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem” says the prophet Isaiah in chapter 40. The phrase, ‘speak tenderly’ has been coming to me regularly these last few weeks. I log onto facebook and I feel jarred Read More
New Year’s Resolutions
I heard a superstition years ago that whatever you are doing on New Year’s eve is indicative of that coming year. I don’t actually believe it, but it did make me laugh thinking about how my family rang in 2020. Read More
They Followed a Star
I was pretty blessed to grow up in a small town. My dad bought some property in the forested area outside of our town, so he could accomplish one of his dreams of building a rustic log cabin. I went Read More
From My Soul to Yours
I always appreciate recommendations from friends. I still don’t read as much as I would like to, but discovering audio books has helped me significantly. Here are my top 3 books of the last several months: Your Blue Flame by Read More
The Kingdom Belongs to Ones Such as These
I was taking laps outside of the pool with my toddler, trying to keep her from jumping in where my 4 year old was having swim lessons. A young lifeguard, maybe 20 years old with blue hair and a rather Read More
Una Mariposa No Tiene un Punto
Grasping, forcing, reaching for a place to land. Fluttering by each sole soul. Sirens and cries polluting the music of the wind, which thus blows. Blows even further from home, from creation. O God, let me be a flower of Read More
Home is Where Your Summer Camp Is
Every year, even now, as the sun warms the rain soaked trees, I start to feel the anticipation of summer camp rise. I feel it at some place deep in my bones- it’s almost time for starry nights, campfire laughing, Read More
The Present Moment
As I tried to contemplate the grace of this past year, a theme that came to mind was being in the present moment. A priest friend told me recently, that God meets us in the present moment. He is giving Read More