Cooking is one of my most favorite things to do. I will admit however in pandemic life with two rapidly growing boys the meals and food prep can get a bit exhausting. Yet in spite of the mundane nature of meal planning and food preparation, I love being in my kitchen more often than not. …
My son commented last night on the stack of books by my bed. He announced I had too many books in my pile. Crazy kid. Is it even possible to have too many books? Now that the library is allowing you to pick up books you’ve placed on hold I’ve got a stack of reading. …
Being bored is a concept that I am not familiar with. How can one be bored when there are books to read, classes to take, closets to clean out, new recipes to try? People that really know me, understand I love to learn and I love to share what I learn. I have to apologize…
I wake to the sound of rain and a sky filled with grey, in the midst of a Pandemic. Nothing feels beautiful today, not after another restless night. Yet I can’t get these song lyrics out of my head. You make beautiful things….. You make beautiful things out of us ……… Lisa and Michael Gungor…
![As a task-oriented, get-things-done person, I can find transitions challenging. I know Spring is just around the corner. There have even been days when the weather feels more Spring than Winter making me eager to put away my heavy coat and winter sweaters in favor of spring-like attire. And yet, I am learning the value of sitting in transition, the dance between seasons. I am learning the gift of being fully present in the days of Winter that remain, while also preparing my heart and my home for the Spring that is to come.
As I am learning to live more in rhythm with nature's seasons, I have found myself drawn to books that incorporate seasons into their stories. Often, I pick up a book with seasonal themes I have long ago read and skip to the season we are preparing to welcome. What do I need to remember as I prepare for this coming season?
Recently, I pulled Seasons of the Soul by Michelle Derusha off my dusty shelf, and as I searched for the section on Spring, I landed on words I knew my heart needed to hear. A reminder that my inpatient soul needed, that perhaps your soul needs too.
“The productive, striving, achievement-oriented part of me had no patience for the early March pace of my soul’s rousing. I wanted to get going, put a plan in place, take action, tick goals off my checklist. [] But the soul awakens in much the same way that spring arrives on the Nebraska Prairie—slowly, gently stretching from its long winter's sleep.” Michelle Derusha
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