Letting Go

Sep 5, 2014 | Lent, Rhythm

I am fairly certain that the two most powerful words in the English language are, “Me, too.” Yesterday, I told you of my longing for an autumn version of Lent. I told you about how I needed there to be another time of the year when my heart was turned toward...

I need another Lent

Sep 4, 2014 | Lent, Rhythm

“There needs to be another Lent,” I complained to my husband just the other day. “Fall feels like just the right time to start to wonder about what places in me need to die.” When the kids go back to school and red delicious apples are juicy, I find myself aching for...

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...

Grateful for Beauty

Nov 18, 2013 | blog, home

It’s probably not hard for anyone to feel gratitude for beauty. But it seems to me that I experience beauty all the way to core of my being. I don’t just see it; I feel it, I smell it, my heart beats in time with it. Beauty calls me back to the goodness of the one who...

Greatful for Autumn

Nov 14, 2013 | blog, home

I’ve always loved the fall. I love pumpkin scents and cinnamon flavors. I love sweaters and boots. I love the rich colors and a roaring fire in the fireplace. I love candy corn and Thanksgiving. I love scarecrows and falling leaves. In August of last year, our...