Cooking up Spiritual Practices
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Self-Guided Retreats to Wander in the Nearby Cities and Forests
Though I haven’t written much about our adventures through Europe in the past year, my family and I have been busy exploring Europe. We have seen and done a lot in our brief time here and it feels like there… Continue reading
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NEW Downloadable Retreats to Explore the Wonder of Place
In the middle of Lent, I found myself without my children or my husband in an unfamiliar city in Germany. My mind is often filled with caring for other people and tending to the things that need to be done… Continue reading
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Small Pandemic Joys
It has been so long that this pandemic has gone on. I have lost count. I no longer care to count. I have yelled at my kids. I have been short. I have been unkind solely because I have been… Continue reading
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Easter at Home with Babies and Toddlers
When I was in my very first call and was still saying I wasn’t sure I was called to be a parent, I led a conversation for the monthly potluck shared by parents and children about faith at home. It… Continue reading
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Christmas Comes
Christmas comes in the ordinary. It comes into a guest room where strangers are welcomed as friends. A place is made for another night of rest. Two expectant parents wonder if this will be the night. No matter what may… Continue reading
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New Traditions for Our Family
My husband is an atheist. That’s right. I am an ordained minister in the Christian Church and I married a man who could care less about anything remotely related to God. He will be quick to amend that. He will… Continue reading
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Toward Transformation This Lent
The holy season of Lent begins in just a few short weeks on Valentines Day, if you can believe it. Even if you can’t quite fathom this holy and profane confusion, get ready. Easter will fall on April Fools Day… Continue reading
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10 Observations for Right Now
It seems to me that there are so many great teachers out there. It’s why TED is so popular. There are just so many people that are pulsing with wisdom and creativity. It isn’t a select few that have these… Continue reading
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