Posted in Church Year on Dec 8th, 2009
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High for you will go before the Lord to prepare the way, to give God’s people knowledge of salvation by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us, to shine on [...]
Last month at the Northwest Christian Writers Association, I met Jeanne Damoff, author of Parting the Waters: Finding Beauty in Brokenness. She was speaking about using the rules and breaking the rules to craft beautiful prose. I was so entranced by her delightful soft Texas drawl and her passionate words about beautiful writing that I [...]
Posted in Church Year on Dec 1st, 2009
Sunday marked the beginning of a new church year and the beginning of Advent, in which we wait once more for our Savior to come. Each Tuesday during Advent, I’ll be posting an excerpt from the Advent chapter of my book. Here’s today’s reflection on waiting: I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and [...]
I am a reader (I feel about books the way some people feel about chocolate: yum), a writer (I've written a book, even: The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year), and a mother (of four). So that's what I blog about: reading, writing, and raising my kids.