A Contemplative Life
Contemplative life is not about creating a physically quiet life. Contemplative life can be lived in noisy contexts: families, cities, work, commutes, instabili...
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{Day 27} Vegging Out and other Habits of Distraction
Over the past month of considering contemplative living, I’ve invited you to reflect on your activities and start to make cause and effect connections. I ...
{Day 14} Friday Florilegium
Yesterday, I read a fabulous children’s story aloud to Jane and Jack, The Bootmaker and the Elves. I loved the story, the Texan twang of the dialogue, and...
Night bus companions
I got on the 71 in the University District after an enjoyable dinner with my friend Julia. Riding a Seattle bus from the Ave to downtown at night never fails t...
Feathered Gratitude
268. Grateful for the little hummers visiting me today. 269. For the little feet. 270. For the amazing wings. 271. For glints of iridescent red. 272. For the Cr...
Thank-Full
Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… 221. The twinfants were born to my dear friends Kimberlee and Doug: Ben and Luke. After a scary week, my...
Three Weeks of Thanks
Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… “We never know where God hides His pools. We see a rock, and we cannot guess it is the...
Gratitude
Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… 193. The birth of Sarah Kathleen on Friday morning to dear friends Cathee and Brian. Yay! 194...
Making a Gratitude Journal
My recent posts have centered around two themes: gratitude and memory, the two areas I believe God is leading me to focus on for 2010. In this time between Chri...