by mgeisen | Dec 4, 2022 | spirituality
Welcome to Week Two of the Advent season. Today we will explore the liturgy of preparation. Before moving on, I hope and pray you invited someone to join you on this journey. This year I invited my grandkids and kids to take part in gaining a new understanding of...
by mgeisen | Nov 27, 2022 | spirituality
As a nine-year-old, I couldn’t wait for my first official birthday party. My mom and I planned and prepared weeks ahead of time. She taught me that even before we chose the party games and food for the party, we needed to write out the invitations. For it is in...
by mgeisen | Oct 25, 2022 | spirituality
It was one hug in an airport. A safe landing in the middle of a tumultuous journey home. A familiar face that split my heart wide open in a sea of weary travelers. This was all it took for that deep breath to make its way throughout my body. This was the invitation to...
by mgeisen | Aug 23, 2022 | spirituality
I’m wondering right now what you are thinking after you read the title of this post. Are you wondering what in the world is she thinking or are you curious enough to keep reading? Making space for worry goes against the mainstream of our culture. It pushes us in...
by mgeisen | Jul 5, 2022 | spirituality
It’s amazing how when you crave a specific thing, you begin to see it pop up everywhere. 2022 seems to carry a theme of rest for many people I know. After two years of pandemic, unrest, uncertainty, and all the other things happening in your life, 2022 is the...
by mgeisen | Jun 7, 2022 | spirituality
Making space for grief was not part of the plan. Watching grief bump up against my ordinary life was not the way I thought it would go. Grief is messy, hard, and never quite leaves once it takes root. When grief settles in and takes hold, your life changes in ways...
by mgeisen | May 24, 2022 | spirituality
Where do you need to be more honest in your story? What holds you back from living authentically? How do you move forward when the truth you seek is not what God created you for? These power-packed questions will either leave you cowering or ready to face them head...
by mgeisen | Feb 8, 2022 | spirituality
I’m not sure when I began to become fascinated with light and dark. Maybe it was last year, the year before that, or maybe it was yesterday. I feel like it’s always been simmering below the surface waiting to make its appearance. It’s as if it has...
by mgeisen | Jan 13, 2022 | spirituality
“lf you had known me, you would have known my Father also.” This verse from John 14 begins with five words that make all the difference. What if we take these five words and hold them closely as we begin this new year? What if we decide that Jesus is where...
by mgeisen | Jan 19, 2021 | spirituality
The month of December was already moving along and I told myself that I didn’t need a “word” for the year. Time was running out and many people I knew were already posting their “one word.” I was feeling that this next year would be a...