Father, guide me as I enter this weekend. Help me to lay my work aside so that I can be refreshed for the week that awaits me.Allow me moments of rest in between loads of laundry. Give me space to connect with my family through the ordinary moments of our Saturday and the slow rhythms…
I’m joining Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs. Darcy to explore some of the things that are saving my life right now. I love this idea at this time of year–especially this year after we are long-weary of this pandemic and the seemingly unending wait for things to return to some semblance of normalcy. I don’t…
When I look back over this month, I realize that it has been a hard one for me. An assault on our capitol, fear over threats of violence to our democratic institutions, a still-raging pandemic, uncertainties about new and more dangerous mutations of the virus, and a slower-than-anticipated vaccine schedule have all taken their emotional…
On New Year’s Day, I found myself feeling out-of-sorts. I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what the problem was, but there definitely was one. I was restless and apathetic. I was doing all the things that I normally do that bring me contentment, but nothing seemed to be working. My family could tell that something was wrong,…
“Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country – bigger than all the Presidents together…We are still too near to his greatness,’ (Leo) Tolstoy (in 1908) concluded, ‘but after a few centuries more our posterity will find…
I have gained so much this year from the simple art of reflection. In a year where everything became unpredictable almost over night, my simple habit of reflection throughout this month has helped to ground me. I’m so grateful for the teaching of Emily P. Freeman who lead me to to this practice. Here is…