A while back, my favorite author/teaching Pastor, Shauna Niequist wrote about pajamas, in her fabulous book “Present over Perfect”. She wrote about a time that she was working on learning to take better care of herself. She wrote that one of the first things she was told to STOP doing was sleeping in workout clothes–you…
I was not feeling well yesterday…….. When I am home and sick is when I miss my Mother the most. She was so good at taking care of us when we were sick. She rocked it. Making us herbal teas and bringing us saltines and toast, watching game shows and soap operas on the couch.…
I got to tell a couple of stories in church the other day-one to a large room full of people, and one to a smaller room full of people. One was about my favorite childhood author, C.S. Lewis, and the other one was about Lewis’ words that are printed on this photo that I am…
Thinking a lot lately about music and memories…… I have been doing some more sifting this week. I found some old CD’s that I haven’t listened to in a long time. I’m sitting in my room, drinking coffee and looking out the window, at these perfect little puffy cotton clouds sitting in a bright blue…
If there are any words to sum up what 2016 has been for me…..Those are the words. I have had a lot of transformational experiences in life, but nothing ever like 2016. It is very similar to another time, 24 years ago, when I walked out of one life and into another after re-committing my…
A quiet, contemplative Advent Monday morning……And the first snow of the season….. Oh Come oh Come Emmanuel…. Help me to see with Your eyes. Help me to hear with Your ears. Help me to know what You know. Help me to love what You love. Help me to do what You would have me do.…
I am sitting here this morning, thinking and praying about how amazing it feels to be un-stuck. Two and a half years ago, I was STUCK. Stuck, in so many ways. In addition to being stuck in the caregiving story I described a few posts ago, I was stuck in my ministry journey, stuck in…
This past weekend, I had the blessing of re-reading an old favorite book, Donald Miller’s “A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life”. Many of you may be familiar with Donald’s more famous book, “Blue Like Jazz”, a breakout spiritual memoir that was a huge bestseller. It was a…
Choose Wisely It has been a while since I have written on this page. About a month ago, I was called to my first vocational ministry position in a church. A dream that I have tended, guarded and nurtured in my heart for twelve years, was finally realized. I am filled with joy and gratitude…
My good and long time friend Marjorie has walked a journey of faith that I have admired since I met her, 23 years ago, when I first returned to the Church, after a twelve year exodus. I hope you are as moved and uplifted by her example as I have been…….. “At age 10 I…
On Solitude, Self-Care and Seacoasts……. Yesterday, I posted a little about Joan Anderson’s book “A Weekend to Remember”. In it, she writes about the weekend retreats that she has been hosting for women who are looking to find the lost parts of themselves. She tells about various exercises that she leads the women through on…
I had to drive into Boston to visit a good friend in the hospital this morning……And I was very anxious about it. It has been years since I have driven into the city. When we go in, my husband drives. If I go in by myself, I take public transportation. I have been reading two…
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