Sabbath is a theme around here…you’ll find a new invitation to set down the load, drink deep of the week here every weekend. I’ve had an extended Sabbath…a slow continual feast. A hope-infused retreat. That’s how it goes with…
Dear One, you’ve been spinning, making magic out of straw. You’ve loved with fierceness and lived strong. You’ve struggled tired and flailed. Now it’s time to rest, breathe deep. Refill. Put a pot of orange slices, cinnamon sticks and cloves…
I’m at the end of Emily Freeman’s lovely book, A Million Little Ways, on life and art and an art filled ordinary and also carrying the heaviness of my Nona’s passing. (Isn’t she stunning? Classy. That’s the word I keep…
This week my precious Nona was dying from Alzheimer’s. Children and Grandchildren huddled around her bed soaking up her presence for one last day. We adored her Irish red hair, her mama bear spunk and the love she wrapped us in whenever…
This Sabbath may you find yourself in the middle of wonder…hugging your knees and staring at miles of open lake, pulling the car over to the rim of the road to feast on a stretch of gold washed mountains, wrapped…
You know the moment. A crowded city square and you are walking through the cafe. In front of you is a woman sitting at a small marble table, fork suspended, looking beyond you and to the right with this big,…
From Henri Nouwen: “The literal translation of the words ‘pray always’ is ‘come to rest.’ The Greek word for rest is hesychia, and hesychasm is the term which refers to the spirituality of the desert. A hesychast is a…
On Sundays during Lent, we slow to a stop. No more working, no more spinning, just rest. Deep breaths leaning in. Because He stopped and knows we need to too. So come to the well to be refilled, and don’t…
On Sundays during Lent, we’ll slow to a stop. No more working, no more spinning, just rest. Deep breaths leaning in. Because He stopped and knows that we need to too. So come to the well to be refilled, and…
Today we have a treat, a guest post by Paula Gamble, a spiritual director from the Pacific Northwest. She leads ReFresh retreats and blogs here. She has a beautiful Lenten Series. Here’s an excerpt: Unhurry Up into Easter: A…