*language warning* As the national discussion rages around the #metoo movement, which is short hand for “the validity, believability and value of women’s stories,” I…
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Seasons of Silence
It’s not easy being Christian…or I imagine a person of faith in any religion. As Christians we are called into a deep and powerful relationship…
August: The Dog days of Summer…Reading
I love August!! I feel nostalgic about August every time it rolls around. I love savoring the ‘end’ of summer with the ridiculously hot weather…
Living the Complexity of Human Emotions
So apparently I am in a season of feeling all the feelings and I’m going to go with it…for now. Earlier this month I decided…
Poetry, Grief and a Tender Heart
An excerpt from my Silent Retreat Journal 2018 Monday August 6, 2018 “So so many things Beloved (my name for God in personal devotions). During…
Meeting the Saints
Every year at my silent retreat I try to take at least one book by the well known(ish) saints and/or mystics of the Christian tradition. …
Unpacking the “Fun Read”
After close to ten years, it has become almost… …almost rote packing for my 5 or 8-day silent retreat. The part I wrestle with each…
Feelin’ the Pressure Sis?
So a little birdie…okay Leonel, because I call him every Sunday when I’m on silent retreat, just like my dad called my mom when we little…
An American Tale
Who doesn’t love an Olympic story?! Whenever the Olympics are on TV you can find me glued to the television soaking up the events, the…
Blog?! What Blog?!?
So it has been two whole months and then a little since I last posted. I just counted it up and I have read 21…