Posted by It’s heavy. It feels like a burden. It feels like a weight. It’s complex. It is layered. At times it doesn’t make sense. It requires discernment. It demands time. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. It’s tender. It cuts deep. It needs tending. It searches for hope. A speck of light in the bleak, gray…Read more »
Posted by Anyone who knows me knows I love an ebenezer. Not Ebenezer Scrooge, though the Disney version of A Christmas Carol is one of my favorites and the redemptive nature of Scrooge does give me hope for humanity. I digress. I love an ebenezer that one carries with them after a meaningful encounter with the Holy.…Read more »
Posted by It’s hard for me to believe that the month of June is upon us. This year has been a blur, and yet, it has drudged on. I am entering a new season after what has felt like endless years of lament have lifted. It is hard, and at times disorienting, when a season that truly…Read more »
Posted by I continue to sit with my husband in a place that is painful and disheartening, only wondering what all he is holding as he does not always share the greatness of his emotions. I had a feeling that with my daughter and I having serious struggles the last few years, this year may be a…Read more »
Posted by It’s a New Year. Last year, I integrated the word listening. I did just that. I listened for direction in my vocation. I listened to my body. I listened to my soul. Most of all, I listened to the world around me and my wandering through it all. Through listening, I gained clarity. I have…Read more »
Posted by Reading over my last post and thinking about my state of mind, body and spirit in this year alone, 3 months in, lament appears to be a theme. I believe anger walks alongside lament, many times hand in hand. Deep feelings and woundings can be greatly felt in these moments, and I am choosing to…Read more »
Posted by Hello mid-November… I noticed the last time I wrote was mid-August. Wow. Time has flown by, with good days and not so good days. Honestly, I don’t know that I remember many of them. Sadly, I’ve had to jump back in to work and home life, and to my dismay, have not been present for…Read more »
Posted by I’m rounding out year 42, and what an unexpected year it has been. I had a mammogram on my 42 birthday that monumentally changed my life and my body. Not only being diagnosed with cancer, having a bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction, I also gained incredible clarity about the second half of my life. I am…Read more »
Posted by Well… I’m continuing to explore and be curious about my restless soul wanderings and my relentless self-inquiries these days. I’ve also been listening to several podcasts around listening to your gut, and I know as women and religious people we are often told not to- that we can’t always trust that. I believe, for me,…Read more »
Posted by I have spoken about my restlessness and finding words for what is occurring within me. I have felt blocked at times, a loss at times, tired of everything at times, and frustrated at times. I have spoken out loud to several of those closest to me, my therapist, and my spiritual director. I’m not experiencing…Read more »
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