The Great Tapestry of Scotland
There’s been a buzz around Edinburgh over the past few weeks about The Tapestry. Capital Ts for sure. Officially, it’s the Great Tapestry of Scotland, […]
Authorkatiemunnik
Virtue in a Crowded House
At the beginning of the month, writer James Cooper posted an article on the Transpositions blog called “Creativity as a Call to Virtue.” Transpositions is the blog […]
Third Time Around
Yesterday, Plum was baptised. It was a bright day with a clear blue sky overhead. I thought that it felt a bit like Thanksgiving. Maybe […]
Learning Awkwardness
The kids brought acorns home from the park this weekend. They asked if they could make a display for the table, so I gave them […]
Blessed are the Cheesemakers
There are some days when sitting down in quiet isn’t going to happen. I think we’re there today. So I’m leaving the lectionary for now […]
The Wide, Wide World
Yesterday, it was the Cheerios box. At lunch time, it was sitting on the floor next to the table. Not spilt or thrown or even […]
Waiting but not watching the clock
With a title like that and a new baby in the house, you’d be forgiven for thinking I was focussing (again?) on patience or something […]
In Circles
It’s been a week since our newest little one arrived. He was born in the middle of our expat life in Edinburgh, at home in […]
Number Three is Here!
Good news at last! Our newest little one arrived just before elevenses on Friday morning. He’s gorgeous and all-occupying and I haven’t much else to […]
Feet up and reading
It’s been a week of waiting – and lots of Kate vs Katie baby race jokes. (We’re holding out for a draw and the silver […]
Things to do while waiting
We are not getting impatient. We are trying really hard not to get impatient. I am not feeling impatient myself waiting for the baby this […]
Go Your Way
“The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go your way.”
Agents of Hope
This was to be a pivotal year for the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. On the agenda was the much-anticipated report of the Theological Commission on Same-sex Relationships and the Ministry.
Monday, Monday
Beangirl will be seven at the end of the week. She had her party earlier in the month – trying to avoid the possibly hilarious party game of ‘count the contractions!’ – and it was lovely, sunny fun. We made felt finger puppets and DIY ziplock bag ice cream (google it – it may change your summer), and ate sticky strawberry meringues.
Wanting Pudding Perhaps
When he said it, I wondered if it was just about food. It may have been. But the conversation seemed to deepen, and I think he was speaking about something else.
Blue and I were sitting on the bench in our garden. He said that he was having that feeling again.
That feeling?
Yes. The feeling of wanting something… but not knowing what.
Celebrating the Discipleship of Leaders
This Sunday, the lectionary scripture lines up nicely with this line of questioning and helps us wonder about the Gospel’s first teachers and enablers, both male and female. We’ll be reading from Luke’s Gospel, which is often noted for its inclusive take on gender.
Sound Resounds
There’s a game that Blue and I play. Honestly, I’m a little surprised that he’s still into it. We started before he could even talk – he’d be bundled up in the wrap on my front and as we’d walk through the city together I would tell him about all the things we could hear. When he started to talk, we’d take turns listening and sharing. And he still likes to play it.
Miracle Monday
It is a miracle story – and as such presents a few problems when we read it today. We’re not quite sure what to do with miracles. Embrace them? Avoid them? Dismiss them? Wonder if they are anachronistic expressions of… what?
From General Assembly in Edinburgh
It’s doesn’t feel like a May long weekend. Surely, today should involve a lake, bare legs, maybe the first mosquitoes and at very least a barbecue […]