The other day a friend asked what my sweetie and I are doing for Christmas, what are our traditions, how do we celebrate the birth of our Lord? For the first fifteen years of our marriage we were involved in Church ministry so the people we served were the priority. We spent Christmas Eve (always) and … Continue reading Christmas Traditions
One final 2014 Pondering moment
sometimes I sit in front of this computer and feel something of a fraud yearning to really trust in the grace and mercy of God and sometimes behaving as though I've got my sh*t together in a way that is not the kindest toward others or towards myself. I long to be just that kind … Continue reading One final 2014 Pondering moment
Giving thought to Emotions and Difficult Times
It's Advent. A time of waiting, quietude, expectancy. It's hard to walk quietly through Advent and not anticipate too much what comes next. Christmas is in our faces from late summer/early fall. "Christmas! Christmas! Time is here!" When I wrote Come to the Quiet, about grief it was just a few days shy of the … Continue reading Giving thought to Emotions and Difficult Times
Who Knows?
Gaudete! We all know the story of the Prodigal Son. The younger kid asks for his inheritance in advance. Goes off for however long to live it up, spending his money on all the wine, women & song he can with whatever he has. When it's all gone and his friends have then abandoned him, … Continue reading Who Knows?
Come to the Quiet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ODSx0UfAcA You may have noticed I like to think a lot. The last few days I've been thinking about and dealing with a bout of grief. Grief happens when it does. There is no rhyme or reason. Sometimes it nibbles at my toes like gentle waves while I stand at the edge of the ocean; … Continue reading Come to the Quiet
enjoy the music
Forever Reign Hillsong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au3EGgISYMc You are good, You are good When there's nothing good in me You are love, You are love On display for all to see You are light, You are light When the darkness closes in You are hope, You are hope You have covered all my sin You are peace, You … Continue reading enjoy the music
2015 Word of the Year
Bilbo sings: The Road goes ever on and on, Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. Here I … Continue reading 2015 Word of the Year
2014 Word of the Year – the final week
In the Church calendar this is the final week of the year. Today is the Feast of Christ the King the official end of the liturgical year. I'm going to take a moment to Ponder before the next Word of the Year begins. I've spent time pondering the beauty of this year with it's highs … Continue reading 2014 Word of the Year – the final week
Hope will
It's rare that a book captures my attention enough that I'm eager to read it a second or third time. I can occasionally watch movies again and rare that I will marathon watch an entire series, repeatedly, in a very short period of time. Like when I'm quilting. The Lord of the Rings is that … Continue reading Hope will
Pondering: Paying attention
Try as I might to concentrate sometimes at Church I'm a bit distracted. My mind wanders. I start thinking deeply about relationships, upcoming events, etc. that I kind of lose what's going on right in front of me. I'm not listening, paying attention or absorbing. I realize I'm not paying attention then tune back in. … Continue reading Pondering: Paying attention
A Quilter's Heart 