Posted in Church Year, Spiritual Life on Dec 7th, 2010
Tonight I am weary. I want nothing more than to climb in bed and sleep for a week. “Come to me,” Jesus says, “and I will give you rest.” I want that rest. In this Advent season of waiting, I am waiting for God’s rest. I am clinging to the promise of Isaiah: Those who [...]
Posted in Church Year, Raising kids on Nov 30th, 2010
It’s Advent, the season of the Christian year when we prepare for the birth of Jesus. It’s one of my favorite of church seasons. I had grand plans to go down to the basement yesterday morning and drag up the boxes of Advent and Christmas books and decorations. But at 9:30, I was still in [...]
Posted in Church Year on Dec 22nd, 2009
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son… –John 3:16 KJV The word for the fourth and final week of Advent is “love,” and it is associated with Joseph. When God’s angel told him in a dream to not be afraid to marry Mary, Joseph loved his fiancee enough to [...]
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.
