Building a Bench From Faith Instead of a Platform.
While my faith in God informs who I am and who I am becoming and is woven into the words I write, I don't often write specifically about faith. It is a...
Liturgy of Love
We have a sign that sits next to our nativity, "true love was born in a stable." It's difficult to imagine any greater love than God sending his only son to live...
Liturgy of Joy
Thanksgiving or gratitude are words commonly used throughout the season of Fall, especially in November. And then easily discarded, our focus moving toward hope, peace, and joy in a new season.Yet, gratitude...
Liturgy of Peace
Our English word for peace holds meaning for more than one type of peace. Peace can refer to inner peace, tranquility, or outer peace, a state in which no war exists. The...
Liturgy of Hope
Mary, a young girl, was likely in the throws of planning her wedding, anticipating her future, when her life was interrupted. Having a baby out of wedlock could easily have left her...
How to Move Beyond Connection to Relationship
We are well-connected and yet lonely people. I have read several variations of similar statements noting that while we are the most connected people, we are also some of the loneliest people....
![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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