A restful holiday?
When I talk with women about the possibility of practicing Sabbath, they often tell me they already feel like they are always behind, that they cannot catch up to their endless to-do list. If they [...]
Do you cook on Sabbath?
As we listened to a message on Sabbath keeping a couple of weeks ago, my friend leaned over and whispered in my ear, "do you cook on Sabbath?" It should be noted that I love [...]
Flowers for Mother’s Day
I'm not a fan of store-bought flowers, even florist-bought flowers. But I love having flowers in the house. I'm also not a big fan of Mother's Day--or I should say, I'm not keen on the [...]
Joy in the midst of change…
My friend Linda Bryant has a great little blog that you should check out. I got to do a guest post last week, so stop by and check it out, but read her other stuff, [...]
Sabbath posts
I'm guest blogging about Sabbath and its role in spiritual formation all over the place this week. It's been fun to connect with other writers and bloggers and create some new content. If you're interested [...]
Creation care
Earth Day seems to have morphed into Earth Month, hasn't it? Well, as Earth Month draws to a close, I written a new article on how spending time in creation can draw us close to the [...]
Steps toward Sabbath.
I'm guest blogging on my friend Anita Lustrea's website today about how to get started on building a Sabbath habit. You can start reading the article here: Life sometimes seem to spin past us so [...]
Preparation Day
How is it possible to practice Sabbath? Like any spiritual practice, taking a day to rest requires discipline. It also requires preparation. Jesus and his contemporaries called the day before Shabbat "Preparation Day." Anyone who [...]
Simple Compassion seminar
UPDATE: Here's a link to on-line registration for the Simple Compassion seminar, which will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010, at Breakthrough Urban Ministries in Chicago. click here to go right to the registration page. [...]
Catching our breath
We women often feel like we spend a lot of time pouring ourselves out, juggling a variety of responsibilities. Yesterday I wrote for a couple of hours, then worked at my part-time job for seven [...]