Welcome back to Share Four Somethings, a monthly link-up with my friend Heather Gerwing. I’m enjoying listing out my four somethings every month–it’s like an exercise in narrowing in on gratitudes. I invite you to join me in the journey, whether you’re a blogger or not. You don’t need to publish a post–just grab your…
Last year, before COVID-19 shut down churches, we walked into our non-denominational church on the first Sunday of Lent and found a printed copy of a Lenten prayer at every seat. I internally jumped for joy. When it comes to all the liturgical things–well, you could just say that after decades of sola scriptura-type church…
Last April, I wrote a version of this post for The Glorious Table, and I happened upon it again the other day. It struck me that today, almost a year into the uncertainty of the pandemic–not to mention the other uncertainties of life–I am just as much in need of practices that quiet my spirit…
When the pandemic began in 2020, and the city I live in went into its first lockdown, I remember thinking, “We’ll make the best of it. We’ll hunker down and be cozy at home. We’ll eat lots of homemade soup. We’ll bake. We’ll craft. We’ll be the Ingalls family during the long winter.” Our usual…