I’ve been on the road (and in the air, and in the snow). Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Family
precious dust
our bodies are only dust, the prayers and liturgies of this day remind us. But this year, as I prepare to go up to visit my dying grandfather, I’m struck by how precious dust is to us. Continue reading
life/blood
a week ago today, I celebrated Eucharist at a nursing home in Bloomington, Minnesota. Continue reading
“it is what it is”
The last weeks, I’ve been struggling with reality–pushing against walls that aren’t gonna budge, scraping my hands and bruising my head. Continue reading
resolutions & relationships
This morning, I was contemplating the connection between keeping up friendships & keeping up with Jesus.
As 2014 wanes, I’ve been thinking about 2015, and filling up with aspirations–expectations–that I sort of know will crumble (but still hope they won’t); I’ve been saying that in 2015, I want to “double down on people.” Relationships have been so exhausting the last few months, but part of me knows that a lot of my wellness depends on continuing to interact with people, especially dear loved ones.
I realized that my relationship with God is the same way–though there’re years of history between us, I can’t just depend on that to see me through, I’ve got to continue to prioritize interacting with/time with God. My new internet crush, Katharine Welby, writes about the same kind of thing here.
The Gospel According to Gilmore
Over on The Living Church‘s Covenant Blog, I write today about Gilmore Girls & how it’s really actually the church. click here
(and this may be evidence that I’m just watching too much netflix & a great rationalizer!)
Happiness List
Another Friday, another Happiness List! (the first, second, third...) Keeping our focus and continually remembering good things cultivates gratitude and helps our minds get used to seeing goodness and beauty around us–I’m using these weekly lists to train my mind and heart to see light.
1. Seeing Grandma & Grandpa
(1a. being in the Twin Cities, 1b. St. Paul having a heat advisory at 78 degrees)
2. After a long week, a bit of encouragement in Jeremiah 1:7:
“But the Lord said to me,
‘Do not say, “I am only a boy”;
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.”
Not least evidenced in my post this week on the Covenant Blog…
3. a trip to Lush while in the Cities…
Since there isn’t a location of my favorite cosmetics store at home in South Carolina, I tried out lots of new products and loaded up…
I fell in love with their solid shampoo when I bought some in Canterbury this summer; so I tried Seanik. I also grabbed Jungle, a solid conditioner, to try (I’m flying, so I couldn’t get lots of liquids). Angels on Bare Skin is one of their most popular cleansers, its scent and exfoliating ground almonds were amazing, but I wanted to try something with a little more power, so I got Dark Angels. It’s intense! But I haven’t experienced the tightness and itchiness that usually accompanies cleansers that are too powerful (like salicylic acid cleansers–for me at least).
I was unexpectedly taken in by a jasmine scent and decided to try some solid perfume, “Lust“! In my defense, I thought I wanted “Karma,” because I so love the smell of the Karma Koba, but when I tested the other few solid perfumes, the flowery-yet-grounded jasmine scent did me in.
