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Comfort: Lent Week 1 – Our Father

“Our Father in heaven…” -Matthew 6:9 I love hearing all the names children call their parents and grandparents. There are so many and they are generally endearing.  When my son Joel was little he sometimes called me Mama, which warmed my heart. Now that my children are in college and middle school, I’m usually justContinue reading “Comfort: Lent Week 1 – Our Father”

Pray very Simply

In times of uncertainty, overwhelm or stress, we can turn to the rhythms and rituals of our lives to ground us. Just as seasons of grief, winter or wilderness force us to wrestle with discomfort and uncertainty, so too, these are opportunities to lean into the practices that sustain us and explore new ways ofContinue reading “Pray very Simply”

Invitation to Lent

My children are mostly past the stage of birthday parties with themed invitations.  But I remember receiving many colorful invites in school folders and via email when they were younger. These varied birthday invitations were exuberant calls to spend a couple hours, usually on a Saturday, helping a very loved little one celebrate another year. Continue reading “Invitation to Lent”

Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self

“Do nothing from selfish ambition or empty conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves.”  –Phillipians 2:3 I can still see myself standing at the island in the church kitchen saying, “And what are you contributing to retreat?” or something equally awful.  I was in my 20’s and working full time at anContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Transcending Self”

Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment

God formed Man and Woman* out of dirt from the ground and blew into their* nostrils the breath of life. The Man and Woman* came alive—living souls! -Genesis 2:7 (The Message) *my own addition Between the snowy winter weather that drives us indoors (if you live in some parts of North America) and our allContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Comfort of Embodiment”

Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness

“The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering…” -Luke 3:15 Last fall, several women from my church invited me to a women’s retreat. Four of us shared a hotel room to cut down on cost.  Being all in the nearly 50 something category we shared peri-menopause stories and laughed (and sometimes got a littleContinue reading “Counterbalance: The Joy of Shared Sacredness”

Thank you!

Thank you to our reading community!  We are so completely humbled  and thankful to have each of you reading along. We hope you had an opportunity to reflect and embrace some ordinary yet holy moments with us during this Advent and Christmas season. We’ll have another series coming your way soon! Don’t miss our newContinue reading “Thank you!”