Posted in Growing in God, Raising kids on Jun 14th, 2013
Today’s post is the second of a three-part prayer for our children, adapted from an Orthodox akathist to Mary the Mother of God. If you missed or would like to reread the first four sections of the prayer, you can do so here on my site or over at Godspace. A Prayer for My Children [...]
Posted in Growing in God, Raising kids on May 24th, 2013
After church on Sunday, I talked to another mother, her children long since flown, and I learned that one of her sons, raised in the faith like his brother, has turned away from Christ. My heart ached, for I can imagine her pain. The deepest desire of my heart is that my children come to [...]
Posted in Raising kids, Reading on Mar 6th, 2013
Today is World Read-Aloud Day. Who knew? Even I, avid reader-aloud of books, didn’t know until last week. But now that I do, I want to shout it from the rooftops: Listen up, everybody! Put down that remote control! Put down your iPad! Turn off the iPod! Silence your smart phone and chuck it in [...]
The Circle of Seasons: Meeting God in the Church Year
"Beautiful words, deep thoughts…speak my language of rhythm and liturgy and make me yearn for more God.”
—Ann Voskamp, author of
One Thousand Gifts
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