Posted in Spiritual Life on Mar 30th, 2012
Jack opens the door for Brenda. She’s come to take us on our first birding excursion. “You have amazing birds over here!” she exclaims as she walks into the house. “The first thing I heard when I got out of my car was a ruby-crowned kinglet. They have the most beautiful song.” Jack and Jane [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life on Mar 27th, 2012
Eight or so months ago, I began to feel nudged to cut my hair. Actually, the very first nudge occurred two years ago, when Jane’s friend Michaela, who was four at the time, was diagnosed with leukemia. When Michaela’s hair fell out after several months of chemo, her older sister, who was six, chopped off [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life on Feb 21st, 2012
Today’s post is simply this, which Susan shared on her blog several weeks ago: Accustom yourself gradually to carry prayer into all your daily occupations. Speak, move, work, in peace, as if you were in prayer, as indeed you ought to be. Do everything without excitement, by the spirit of grace. As soon as you [...]
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.
