It's November. The holidays are coming we tell each other, sometimes with a wild, fearful look in our eyes. But think about that word—holidays. Holy days. Its etymology is far removed from its current stress-inducing [...]
As the early morning light filters through the trees in my back yard, the morning glories along the deck railing lift their faces. I sit, open Bible and journal before me. The birds twitter a [...]
“When you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention.” ----Frederick Beuchner Plowing through Facebook updates, I scroll quickly past political diatribe, cat meme, prayer requests from [...]
What does a life of Sabbath Simplicity look like? The unfortunate stereotypes of constant leisure or contemplation don't come anywhere near my crazy working mom life. But I am committed to living a sanely-paced, God-focused [...]
Do you want to be well? Do you live as if you do? Because we do not drift into wellness--physical, spiritual or otherwise. The fifth chapter of John's gospel opens with a jarring story. Jesus [...]
We are connected, wired, in touch: via iPad, iPhone, i, i, i....and yet. Yet. Isolation lurks in the corner, waiting to throw it's clammy cloak over our bent shoulders. Even as we stare at a [...]
The rain settles in gentle, gurgles in the downspout outside the window. Today I'm thankful for my neighborhood, and particularly, my neighbors. To live my faith, for me, is less about hours logged at church [...]
Day 2 (Last week, I wrote about cairns, the small piles of rock used to mark hiking trails. The cairns provided a metaphor for spiritual truth, and also gave me a clear picture of some [...]
My daughter and I plunge into the shallow flowing stream, walking sticks in hand. After a one mile walk up a relatively easy paved path, we reach the trail head for the Narrows, a canyon in [...]
This month, we're focusing on Sabbath. The question I've heard: Do I have to? It sounds a lot like when you tell your kids to clean their room or do their homework or brush their [...]