Posted by The beginning of Lent 2023, I met with my spiritual director/companion. She suggested, after our several years journeying together, that I write a personal lament. Grief has been a very large component of my personal and professional journey over the last decade. I began to engage this thought and process with openness, vulnerability and a…Read more »
Posted by I’ve been paying more attention to the way certain experiences, words, and encounters burrow themselves into the sacredness of my soul. I have found myself healing in returning to the religious music of my youth, though I remain skeptical. I didn’t think I’d find myself back here and… enjoying it. When I would hear Christian…Read more »
Posted by I continue to be cemented in the word “healing.” I initially took a few days off to attend a women’s retreat, but I did not sign up by the deadline. I had the dates approved, so I decided it was a wonderful time for a much needed staycation. Since this was scheduled for a retreat,…Read more »
Posted by I was asked to give a devotion to our first full staff meeting of the year last Monday. I have not written or given a devotion in many years. I’ve done lots of weddings and funerals/ memorials where I have written a eulogy or a thoughtful message for a couple, but the pressure to do…Read more »
Posted by After my last post (and essential meltdown), the words “healing” and “home” remained in my mind, heart and spirit. As I went to bed December 31, I felt them moving throughout my body and integrating into the deepest parts of me. I woke up New Year’s Day and they were still heavy on my mind.…Read more »
Posted by I started to write/journal about my deep sadness and longing for a feeling of excitement and joy this Christmas only to continue with a numbness and sense of urgency to get through the rest of this year. I haven’t been able to put my finger on why. I have some ideas and honest reasons to…Read more »
Posted by I love winter. I love sweaters. I love coats. I love cozy fires, warm cider, and romantic movies. Most of all I LOVE the Holiday season celebrations and Christmas. There is something magical about the chill in the air and knowing one day I too may smell snow. (Yes that was a reference to a…Read more »
Posted by For those you who love puzzles then you know the adrenaline rush… having only 25-30 pieces left to place in that 1000 puzzle you have worked diligently to complete over the last three days… Your heart rate is slowly picking up… your sense of accomplishment is almost at hand as you work to finish this…Read more »
Posted by So, I said I am not good at this blogging thing. I probably should have been more consistent especially during COVID and quarantine, but the exhausting reality is… I work in a hospital and there was NO such thing as quarantine (or working from home) for me or my colleagues in all medical professions. I…Read more »
Posted by Yesterday I turned 39. This has been a birthday that I have been begrudgingly moving toward. I don’t know if it’s because it’s the last year of my thirties or I have an underlying fear of turning 40. However, yesterday came and it went. It was a good day. My thirties have been a time…Read more »
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