People Who Shine

Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining. – Anne Lamott I was surprised to see her checkout lane was nearly empty, as it’s often full.  I quickly jumped in although I had no pressing...

Slowed to the Taste of Blue

My daughter and I are back to school shopping.  We sweep through the big red-framed doors into Target, into the coolness and light and open space that smells like newness and popcorn mingled together.  We stop for a cart and I take off long-striding into the...

The Song our Hearts Sing

My four year old son comes casually and curiously wandering out of his room during quiet time lured, I’m sure, by the smell of popcorn in the microwave.  His excursion is in direct violation of quiet time rules.  He pokes his head around the corner before...

Pilgrim

After waiting anxiously for it to arrive in the mail, I quickly finished the first book of assigned reading for Journey into Silence.  Short Trip to the Edge, by Scott Cairns is a spiritual memoir that tells of the author’s midlife crisis in which he’s struck by...

“The Bright Field”

Oh, I’m tired.  I returned Sunday from a 48 hour retreat at Mariawald Retreat Center.  I hope to share more about the experience in the coming weeks, but for now, I’m tired.  Who knew there could be so much labor involved in retreat? ...
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