Hello and Merry Christmas, dear readers! In the past few weeks, we’ve waded into the waiting season of Advent. I’m waist-deep in memory and longing as I tuck Christmas decorations into corners of my home, thinking a bit about what once was and wondering about what could be. Advent embodies this season of in-between we’re experiencing right now. We are…
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Prayers for Autumn Evenings: A Gift for Readers
The trees lining a nearby neighborhood are tipped the color of wine. The green is so deep, it’s become another shade altogether, offering a hint of autumn on an afternoon drive. Fall is my favorite season, but I’m not ready for the romance of firewood and falling leaves just yet. I feel suspended in time as this past spring and summer…
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Name the Uncomfortable
Last December, when the coming year still blinked like a star in our swiftly tilting universe, I decided on a whim to write a poem a day. As I juggled grading end-of-term research papers alongside the chaos of Christmas, I also juggled words in the evenings. I threw a few in the air and tried to catch them elegantly as…
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A “Playlist” of 7 Peaceful Posts
Hello, dear readers. I’m writing to you from the kitchen table. As I write, the ceiling above me creaks with the weight of my husband’s footfall as he paces through his fifth conference call. My daughter jokingly throws a running shoe at her brother, who leaps up from the sofa to chase her. This alarms the dog, who barks and…
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Prayers for Spring Mornings: A collection of prayers to accompany you in spring
As someone who sits comfortably in seasons of lament such as Lent, it is easy for me to mistrust the simple happiness that arrives on the warm winds of spring. I find myself inclined to sit in despair beside the Tomb, when I am called to practice the joy of resurrection. Perhaps, like me, you need a reminder that this…
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