Remember when I blogged in real time? Me too. Those were the good ol days. Simpler times. Or so I like to tell myself. In truth they were just different times. They were just as full, and stress-filled, as ordinary and as magical as these times. Just differently so. The world was different. My awareness of the world was different. Our home life was different. My work was different. My ... View Post
All the Christmas 2015
Christmas. All the feelings. Advent Wreath. Star Wars. The Waffle House. Dirty Santa. Silent Night. Nativity Pageant. Candle Light. Carol Singing. O' Christmas Tree, O' Christmas Tree! Favorite Creche. Meme and Obi's House. Christmas Cards. Dirty Santa. Exhaustion. GranMary, GranPat, Jenni Jo. Almost-Cousins. Blue Christmas. ... View Post
A funny thing happened on the way to the Symphony…
You probably know this already, but the Advent season is a bit busy for a preacher lady. Especially one in a liturgical tradition. Especially one who loves her job. And who loves to make merry at home as well. And who is trying her best to carry on traditions started long ago, when she was on a break from the preacher lady business and things were a bit more simple. So since you know all of ... View Post
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
This Advent season has been both wonderful and brutal. The state of the world and my Facebook feed bring so much fear and hurt to my heart, but I also see so much good happening around me. So many people doing all they can to love on anyone and everyone at every turn. My first little sister and her sweet little family moved across the country, but my second little sister and her husband are ... View Post
Living a Blue Christmas – a short reflection
The following is the short reflection/homily that I gave at our church's Blue Christmas service this year. Have you ever noticed that the holiday season tends to highlight whatever is most broken in our lives; our families, our bank accounts, dreams, friendships, and most importantly, our hearts. During this season so many of us feel inadequate, lonely, overwhelmed or just plain blue. When ... View Post
The Tree, 2014
This is our tree. Our lovely, Charlie Brown-inspired tree. And this year we cut our tree down on our very own property. A dream come true. This Charlie Brown tree tradition began way back in 2006 when Miles was sill in diapers. Can you believe I have been blogging that long? Me either. But this is why I blog - to remember. I managed to capture the hunts of 2007 and 2009 but missed the ... View Post
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