Mother’s Day: Psalm 23

May 13, 2018 | blog, My Contemplative Heart, Parenting, Prayer

           God is my mother, I am safe in God’s love.                God invites me to climb up in her lap,                               Wrapped securely in her arms.                She runs her fingers through my hair                               And hums a lullaby...

Mother’s Day: Empty

May 10, 2018 | blog, My Contemplative Heart, Parenting, Prayer, Spiritual direction

For all who find Mother’s Day to be a painful moment, me too.   Empty. Lacking. Vacant. Forlorn. Empty. Tears streamed from my eyes even as the anesthesia wore off; the nurse said that I cried through the whole procedure, even as I slept. My hands caressed...

A Prayer for Back to School

Aug 26, 2014 | Parenting, Prayers, Rhythm

Yesterday, like so many other parents, I sent my kids back to another school year. It was a rush of bus schedules, buying paper, pens, pencils, and binders, taking pictures, seeing friends again, and signing All. Of. Those. Forms. Whew! This morning, all went a little...

Playing with Prayer

Jun 26, 2014 | Parenting, Prayer, Rhythm

Summer seems like a good time to let our hair down, relax a bit, and play. I want to encourage you to let your spiritual practices out for some fresh air this summer as well. Today we will cover two possibilities of ways to play with prayer in the summer time. There...

Modeling Gratefulness for My Kids

Nov 27, 2013 | gratitude, Parenting

As always, I want to not only practice life-giving disciplines myself but I want to model them to my children as well. Gratefulness is certainly one of those training exercises. I am almost not embarrassed to tell you that I got the following idea off of Pinterest. 🙂...

A Prayer for the First, Second, and Fiftieth Day of School

Aug 26, 2013 | My Contemplative Heart, Parenting, Prayers

Today, like so many other children, my kids head back to school for another year of learning and growing. Here is what I will be praying for them over these next nine months: Loving God,  May my children continue to seek knowledge that increases their wonder of You....