The glossy pages proclaim paltry purchases as life savers for my overrun soul. I'm run over as they bellow, beckoning, "buy me! buy me!" I cannot partake of one more iota of input-- how can quiet paper carry so much loud weight and end …
The Church Year
Why I Didn’t Give up Anything for Lent
My mother in law is 93 years old and lives downstairs in our finished basement apartment. She's still got a pretty agile mind (when she remembers her hearing aids and actually listens to what is being said) but her body has pretty much given out.We …
Prepare Him Room
A few weeks ago I had a revelation at 3 in the morning: I was feeling very overwhelmed with how and what and when to write on this wonderful blogging space every week. So I decided I'd just take a break from Veteran's Day until Christmas. (I wrote …
A Circle of Seasons–Book Review
Halloween has come and gone, the elections are settled. Now it's begun--the Holiday Season is officially upon us.How do I know? Because Advent officially starts on November 25th this year.I had never before paid attention to the idea of Advent until …