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 [...]
Posted in Spiritual Life, Writing on Jan 27th, 2012
Earlier this month, I declared 2012 my year of prayer. This year, I said, I want to pray more often, more deeply, more intentionally. As I’ve pondered what this might look like, Eugene Peterson pointed me in a surprising direction. In a different book than the one I quoted last time, he writes of his [...]
Posted in Raising kids, Spiritual Life on Jan 3rd, 2012
A few months ago, after we’d gone to hear Eugene Peterson speak, my friend Susan posted her weekly quote from an author she’s been reading and pondering. Since we’d just heard Peterson speak, that week she posted a quote from his book, The Contemplative Pastor. As I read the words on her blog, I thought [...]
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.
