Last night while my husband placed ashes on my forehead and the forehead of our 11-year old son and we contemplated our mortality, I cried. Someone once told my husband when our son was very tiny that it was cute when he placed ashes on his little forehead. My husband realized that they didn’t understand … Continue reading Ashes
Spiritual Disciplines
A Swing and a Miss
So I have been great about posting one blog per week since April last year – really great! I was sometimes later in the week than others, but it was always done. Until last week. No post from last week. And to be honest, I’m struggling to get back out there and write something for … Continue reading A Swing and a Miss
Son Rise
I spent the week before Christmas – the last week of Advent in my Christian tradition – at Ormond Beach in Florida. I am not a morning person, so it was quite a surprise the first morning when I was up in time to watch the sun rise over the water. I’ve never been to … Continue reading Son Rise
Soul Knowledge
There is a huge difference between book knowledge and soul knowledge. I started thinking about this on safari in South Africa where my family and I have been traveling over the past two weeks. Before we left I bought guide books and “South African History in an Hour.” I bought Nelson Mendala’s autobiography, though I … Continue reading Soul Knowledge
Sirens
My office sits right across the street from a local fire and ambulance station in our town. I always feel I have to apologize when one of my spiritual direction clients about jumps out of her seat as we sit in a quiet moment of prayer and suddenly a siren goes off. But when I … Continue reading Sirens
Just a Little Nap…
It’s been a Vacation Bible School week. Not at my own church, but I’ve volunteered at two other churches in my community this week. That’s why I’m a little late with this post. Yesterday afternoon I did not blog. I napped. For a long time. I’d like to say that I lay down on the … Continue reading Just a Little Nap…
Can a Cold be a Sacred Pause?
Prayer does not come easily when I have a cold. In times of “real” sickness and pain, I can at least cry out to Jesus. But mostly I just want to sleep when I have a cold. I’m thinking Jesus understands. I would guess that being fully human means that Jesus caught a cold or … Continue reading Can a Cold be a Sacred Pause?
Psalm 122
"For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good." Just a quick insight today. I was meditating on this psalm, chanting this morning, and this verse (9) caught my eye, so I spent some time there. God seemed to make it clear that I do not seek the … Continue reading Psalm 122
Late Breakfast-Early Lunch
Due to a scheduling issue today, as I write this I am having an early lunch. Which doesn’t sound too bad, really. Except that I had a late breakfast. So I’m not particularly hungry. But if I don’t eat now, I will be starving* before I can expect to have another moment to sit down … Continue reading Late Breakfast-Early Lunch
The Rose
My husband planted a lovely dark pink rosebush outside our office window last month. I don’t usually sit in our office to write, I usually sit in the living room, where I feel less isolated. I also sit in the living room to enjoy the birds at our feeder – Savannah is on many flight … Continue reading The Rose
Openings: Let the Spirit in 