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March 2012

March 08, 2012

Come, Holy Ghost

Oh dear, I'm afraid this is my second re-post in one week. But I've decided...

March 07, 2012

{Practicing Benedict} Work and Prayer and Rest

"Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore all the community must be occupied at...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Fumbling Toward Alleluia

I slowly eased into liturgy. I was reading Anglicans first before I entered the doors...

February 22, 2012

Wednesday: Ashes and Death

I'm reposting what I wrote for Ash Wednesday last year, when I was nine months...

February 20, 2012

Transfiguration and Beauty

Last year, I wrote about picking my son up from the nursery after our church's...

February 09, 2012

7 Quick Takes for a Thursday

I'm a day early for Conversion Diary's "7 Quick Takes," but I'm feeling a little...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

The Host Raised

One of the things I most love about the intentionality of liturgy is how suddenly...

January 26, 2012

What is more important? Please circle.

I've said before that I'm drawn to teaching August scripture from the perspective of the...

January 16, 2012

Warning: Shallow Golden Globes Post Ahead!

The problem with having a blog in which you're constantly revealing yourself to strangers is...

January 13, 2012

When Jesus says: “I do choose”

A leper came to Jesus begging him, and kneeling he said to him, "If you...

January 05, 2012

The Feast of the Holy Name

It's Sunday morning, New Year's Day, and for the first New Year's ever, I'm not...

January 02, 2012

So she makes some resolutions…

...and they are: The pursuit of more silence. Seriously, how unspecific can I be here?...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

Love in This: An Advent Reflection

It was "Ring of Fire" in my head that day as I moved through our...

December 12, 2011

{Family and the Christian Year} St. Nicholas Day and New Traditions

Artist: Elisabeth Jvanovsky Every once in a while around here I'm going to be discussing...

December 05, 2011

Because the eternal birth is always happening…

Advent is for waiting, but I hardly know what to do with that concept. I've...

December 05, 2011

Because the eternal birth is always happening…

Advent is for waiting, but I hardly know what to do with that concept. I've...

November 2011

November 29, 2011

After the trip: Thankful

There's no one with whom I would rather spend 20 hours in the car (Wednesday...

November 11, 2011

Mama:Monk’s 1st Ever 7 Quick Takes!

This is my first time to jump in on Conversion Diary’s 7 Quick Take Friday. This...

November 07, 2011

All Saints Day

Today we celebrate All Saints Day. We ride in the car to our new church,...

October 2011

October 20, 2011

‘The Evangelical Rejection of Reason’

If you haven't yet read Monday's op-ed piece in The New York Times, now is...

October 13, 2011

Attention and Awareness

"It is attention and awareness, in other words, that the Rule of Benedict brings to...

October 12, 2011

Vulnerability

When Ryan followed the pastor to stand before the rows of white chairs, facing the...

October 05, 2011

Streams of Belief

There’s something in my personality that doesn’t like to take a position. If you ask...

October 03, 2011

Big Things

There’s a phrase I hate in the Christian subculture. And it’s one I haven’t heard...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Wise Stuff My Husband Said {A Series}: The Bible as Friend

Monday night we sat on the couch, me drinking tea slash eating dark chocolate and...

September 19, 2011

On graveyards…

I miss graveyards. I mean the lovely ones, with hills and big oak trees and...

September 14, 2011

A short post from a tired lady.

Ah, how I wish I had a long, deep, lovely thing to post today. Instead,...

September 13, 2011

And, a list!

Here are the thankful things: Home again! Home again! Yes, it’s not the same home,...

September 06, 2011

God’s Deepening Life in Me, Part 2 (aka: All is Balance, All is Gift)

“In everyday life, then, we must hold ourselves in balance before all created gifts insofar...

September 06, 2011

80 degrees, cool breeze, breakfast tacos: a list

It's Thankful Tuesday! A List: Eighty degrees and a cool breeze! My baby sleeping on...