Where it takes me
I have turned the last page on The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation by Thomas Merton. It was wonderful. I was absorbed in the concepts […]
I have turned the last page on The Inner Experience: Notes on Contemplation by Thomas Merton. It was wonderful. I was absorbed in the concepts […]
I walked out into the hall carefully shutting the door behind me. Only 10 minutes since I’d gone to bed but there was something (or […]
I haven’t been around much here or on my own personal blog lately. Over the last six months we’ve birthed a baby and an autism […]
This morning started out like any other day. I got up and brewed myself a decaf Keurig coffee. I drank it pretending it was fully […]
For some unknown reason my son has started getting up between the hours of 2 and 3 every morning. He sneaks into our room quietly […]
Ash Wednesday brought with it a lot of statements on my Facebook and Twitter feed reminding me that I was going to die. I know […]
It seems funny in a way to prepare for Lent as it is a season of preparation itself. Nevertheless we prepare to prepare. We think […]
My husband has been dropping my son off at his school on his way to work so he’s been taking the family car. We only […]
My heart wasn’t in this morning’s post. It’s not that I didn’t enjoy the book, I did. It’s just that over the past week I’ve […]
I waited a year for this book. I really enjoyed the first two in the series. This one, meh. I have no desire to even […]
I almost never wear a cross. It’s not cause I don’t love Jesus, I do. It’s because I got out of the habit of doing so […]
Yesterday in a moment of domesticity I decided to make Lemon Poppy Seed muffins. Seems benign, right? It should have been. It was my own […]
Every night my son and I gather together in his room to read before bed. He’s usually in his PJs, tucked underneath mounds of blankets. […]
The weight of discouragement hangs heavy on my shoulders. I see the need for things to change and realize that change is not always possible. […]
The General Assembly of my denomination is meeting this week. In simple terms it’s the meeting where things are decided for the whole church in […]
When Mayim Bialik stated on her blog today that her youngest son just started talking about 9 months ago I breathed a huge sigh of […]
It’s game 7 tonight. Go Leafs Go! My family right now is going nuts. My brother, a life long Leafs fan who has for years […]
Last week I was horrified as I read about the collapse of a garment factory in Bangladesh. As I read of the tragedy and saw […]
I spent the afternoon with my hands in the dirt. It was marvellous. I’m preparing my garden for growth. Getting the soil just right so […]
As I’ve told you, it looks like my time of regular supply is coming to an end and I was doing well with this information […]