A New Prayer Goal for 2017
It’s ten days into the new year already, and I’m a little late for goal-setting. Our Christmas tree is still up. I’ve still been blasting the ...
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Of Laundry and Longing
It’s too warm for November, really, but I welcome the sun and the mildness of the day. It’s a good day for laundry on the line. Sheets, blankets, th...
mother’s prayer :: holiness for them
Can you take this mother-wretch and make me holy? Not for my sake, but for theirs? I can live with my ugliness, but they do not deserve to. Take the bitte...
noon prayer :: autumn bounty
Christ, our God, to Thee we raise this our hymn of grateful praise: For the small, warm hollow of my baby’s neck For hot pink beets dug fresh from the coo...
A Renewed Prayer Habit: Gathering Treasures at Noon
It’s no coincidence that this time of year turns my thoughts toward thankfulness. It is well known that a habit of gratefulness has many benefits. This ti...