Advent Week One – Sacred Stillness

Advent Week One – Sacred Stillness

by | Dec 1, 2019 | spirituality

You are entering the first week of Advent. Already your breath is uneven and scattered as your to-do list for the holidays looms large. Your heart is racing and you cannot even imagine making it through four more weeks at the pace you are going.  As you draw in...
Don’t Blink

Don’t Blink

by | Sep 10, 2019 | spirituality

My brother sat across from me with only a table separating us. The kitchen echoed with silence. All you could hear was the inhale and exhale of our breath with an air of intensity around us. All I remember is the challenge words that my brother said a minute earlier....
Prayer Expectations

Prayer Expectations

by | Dec 18, 2018 | spirituality

Kneeling beside my bed, I folded my hands and carefully recited my nightly prayers.  Now I lay me down to sleep,I pray the Lord my soul to keep,If I should die before I ‘wake,I pray the Lord my soul to take. Some nights my mom and/or dad knelt beside me and...
Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer ~ Part 2

Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer ~ Part 2

by | Jan 28, 2018 | spirituality

My phone vibrated next to me as I sat on the couch working on my emails for the day. I glanced down and quickly went back to work on decluttering my inbox, which is a neverending battle. Being a one phone family, I rarely answer my phone unless I know who is calling....
Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer

Sabbath Offerings ~ Prayer

by | Jan 21, 2018 | spirituality

I have to do the laundry. I have to clean the house. Or I have to take my kids to basketball. How amazing would it be to change our “have to” into “get to”? What would it look like to change each statement above by starting with “I get...

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