Posted in Church Year on Nov 28th, 2011
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in God’s word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning more than those who watch for the morning. –Psalm 130:5-6 Each of the four weeks of Advent has a watchword. The word for this first week is [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life on Dec 21st, 2010
I think – I am cautiously hopeful – that I’m coming back from wherever it is I’ve been this past month. I’m not exactly sure where I was or why I went there, but I’m pretty sure postpartum hormones and six months of sleep deprivation had something to do with it. And I’m very sure [...]
Posted in Church Year, Raising kids on Dec 10th, 2010
Today’s post is adapted from an article I wrote last month for my church newsletter. I had twins in July. Five months into this adventure, I am very, very tired. I feel like I am wandering around in a fog; there’s a sort of haze around my brain that makes me feel like it’s wrapped [...]
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.
