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June 2011

June 03, 2011

You are not your job.

You are not your body. You are not your house. You are not your car....

June 02, 2011

Why this blog was not titled “Mama:Monk of San Francisco”

When I started writing to all you lovely people, I was pretty lonely. I was...

May 2011

May 31, 2011

It’s (Almost) Grateful June!

So, I’ve been reading Ann Voskamp’s blog a lot lately. I’ve known about her blog...

May 24, 2011

Just as my mother did…

The Bible is not particularly known for its progressive take on the value and significance...

May 23, 2011

Righteousness and Peace

Sunday’s Psalm (day 85) was one I recall reading sometime in late high school, early...

May 18, 2011

The ache of place

The idea of PLACE sort of blows my mind sometimes. That’s probably a weirdly deep...

May 11, 2011

The Good King

Because my husband usually gets only an hour with our boys in the evenings before...

May 09, 2011

What is true.

This is what my husband brought to my bed yesterday morning. He knows that I...

May 03, 2011

Thankful Tuesday: Mystery and the Rally to Restore Unity

If you haven’t heard, Rachel Held Evans has officially declared this week the Rally to...

May 02, 2011

How to be a hero for Mother’s Day: Prosperity Candle and Preemptive Love Coalition

Friends, this is not a regular type of Mama:Monk post and I try to keep...

April 2011

April 23, 2011

Jesus’ body is removed from the cross

Thy body and Thy blood, O Word, Thou has offered at Thy crucifixion for the...

April 22, 2011

Jesus is nailed to the cross

Christ's Passion by Mary Karr Sure we’re trained to his suffering, sure the nine-inch nails,...

April 21, 2011

Jesus falls

Descending Theology: The Garden by Mary Karr We know he was a man because, once...

April 20, 2011

Jesus takes up his cross

Untitled (An ancient Celtic prayer for sleep) O Jesu without sin, King of the poor,...

April 19, 2011

Jesus is stripped of His clothes

May Jesus' Death Be My Life (a prayer) O Christ Jesus, may your death be...

April 18, 2011

Jesus is condemned to death

The Binding by Cathy Song We love them more than life, these children who are...

April 18, 2011

Welcome to Holy Week

As we walk through Holy Week together, I’m going to take a step back from...

April 17, 2011

A Prayer for Palm Sunday

O Lord Jesus Christ, who on this day entered the rebellious city which later rejected...

April 14, 2011

A Psalm for Thankful Thursday

It’s been a while since I mentioned my Psalm a day. Please believe me: I...

April 11, 2011

Small Ambitions

Sunday, in the midst of rocking and bouncing my little babes in the back of...

April 04, 2011

The Pen Effect

In the past 9 years, I’ve lived in three very different cities: Syracuse, Philadelphia, and...

March 2011

March 30, 2011

Why is rest such hard work?

Alysia Yates is one of those dearest kinds of people who come into your life...

March 24, 2011

Bless Thou to me my rest

The great thing about the first few weeks after delivering a child is that no...

March 14, 2011

Beautiful

Last Wednesday night, as I entered the church nursery where August had been playing while...

March 09, 2011

Wednesday: Ashes and Death

I love Ash Wednesday because it reminds me that I will die. I am a...

March 07, 2011

Entering Lent

Lent is my favorite season of the Liturgical year. I love it for a lot...

March 04, 2011

Psalm 31

Listen, I love you readers and you don’t deserve this but I’m going to complain...

March 01, 2011

“In Feast or Fallow”

Okay, so I’m admitting I’ve been a failure of blogging lately. Seriously, I know you’re...