Grace. It’s a vague concept. It’s possibly one of the most difficult concepts to grasp for a lot of people. It’s one I’ve learned a lot about – particularly in the past two or three years. Forgiveness. It’s allowing yourself to let go of the hurt, the fear, and the anger. It’s allowing yourself [...]
It’s a new year. Everyone is doing these turning of time posts. A year in review. Resolutions. Goals. Hopes. Dreams. Prayers… All I can think is… I don’t wanna fail. So I’m not doing any of that. I’m not setting myself up with goals or resolutions that I’m not going to come close to [...]
I go to, what I would refer to as, a very non-traditional church. We don’t have a lot of standing traditions, but one of my favorites is our end-of-the year prayer cards. We fill out 3×5 cards (usually on the last Sunday of the year) with our prayers and hopes for the coming year. They [...]
in the longest nightfear finally breaks opens cautiously to light shedding the earthand the shadow that fallsfrom past indiscretionsthat lie in stillness it wakesbrightened slowly in grace swallowing darkness it waits as the world’s interferenceslips softly awayand the focus of hope is revealed ~~~~~~~ Solstice Blessings on this darkest of nights. May nothing overshadow your [...]
I just returned from our first family Christmas dinner without Gramma, which went surprisingly well. With all due respect to Gramma, it was one of the most relaxed dinners we’ve had in a long time. Perhaps because no one felt the need to be on best behavior for Gramma’s sake and we were all our [...]
My little poet has been at it again. I thought about saving his work for next Wednesday’s poetry, but it’s about Chanukah, so it’d be sorta pointless by then. (It’s already a bit late, but that’s my fault for procrastinating on posting and not his.) My 7yo had a school assignment to write a haiku. [...]
It’s waiting for Snoopy to float down the street or watching him deal plates out like cards making up name cards with feathers and buckles carefully penned in brown It’s hearing the tenor of Scarborough Faire watching my father do his Thanksgiving dance with the smells of parsley, of sage, of rosemary, of thyme. as [...]
There is so much I want to say and feel like I need to say about earth day, but I’m not going to say any of it. Because everyone has an opinion and everyone turns it into something political and it’s just … not. Frankly, I’m just not in a place to deal with any [...]
Absolution lonely held here by no one only solitary confinement abandoned by the conflict when all is stripped and left naked hanging here forsaken? Negation forsaken? hanging here left naked and stripped from all abandoning all conflict for suicidal confinement no one here to hold lonely
Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing. “And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.~Luke 23:34 (NIV) Casting Our Lots Dear Father~ Forgive us as we draw now the linesin these plans we create with elaborate lies Dear Father~ Forgive us as we pick up these shardsfrom [...]
