What nourished and wrecked me this week: 1. Caedmon wanted to eat pizza Sunday night and Madeline wanted to knead it and watch it rise. So this is the pizza we chose and while the recipe encourages the use of…
Grab a warm cup of tea and a quiet hour for a deep breath with the Word. I am soaking in these verses this week: John 1:29-42. Before you read the meditation here at “a thirst for God,” read them first? They happen to be…
The snow had fallen heavy on the world, like a down blanket one feather at a time. We woke up in the week after Christmas in a suburban Narnia, our world stilled. Even the shrubbery wound tight with lights outside…
You’ve seen her too. She comes home from that date when their voices whispered late into the night and she walks slowly, head up, hips swinging a bit wider. She moves through the day, his words to her still…
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…
Their sleeping bags are laid in front of the fireplace in our bedroom, three small-sized bags like spokes on a wheel. Andrew is picking out Silent Night on the guitar. We glance at eachother in the semi-darkness, eyes resonating with…
In October in Harrisburg, PA Felicia had walked the runway interceding…in their shoes. She told the horrors of the stories of the more than 20 million trafficked simply by wearing a dress. It’s a runway show called Unchained (click…
On that first warmish day of spring, we throw all our weight against creaking sashes until the smell of moist earth fills every corner of the house. All day long moving from room to room we inhale the mixture of…
I went astray… far enough to pay rent to the other side. What I found there surprised me: hours of intense loneliness. Once you have walked with God, known the comfort of Love’s covering, the adventure of…