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Death Commuted
A few days ago I wrote about the Lindsay Clancy trial surrounding the murders of her three young children in 2023. Her trial ended after the jury could not agree…
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Finding Hope During Difficult Times-Part 1 Mystery
My Reboot blog post discussed mental illness. As more than one member of my family has been dealing with mental illness, it's been on my mind. But this past week…
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Reboot
I’ve been trying to figure out how to inconspicuously reboot my blog after many months of inactivity. But I’ve been learning that putting a blog post out there is a…
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The Apostles’ Creed
In one of my seminary classes, the readings focused on the Sacrament of Baptism and its importance to the first century Christian Church. In connection to this, I also learned…
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Tenebrae
Tonight I attended my first “Tenebrae” service. Tenebrae is Latin for “into the shadows.” The service is intended to recreate the emotional aspects of Christ’s betrayal, abandonment, and the agony…
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Ash Wednesday 2017
“You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I consider the days of old, the years long ago.” —Psalm 77:4-5 In fall of 2015 I…
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Ash Wednesday 2017
“You hold my eyelids open; I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I consider the days of old, the years long ago.” —Psalm 77:4-5 In fall of 2015 I…
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Give Him a Smile
Grief is a fickle thing. For the past few weeks I have felt the fog over mind and body lifting, at least at the corners. I still have some very…
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Lighting My Darkness
The last couple of mornings have been in the 30s so I’ve been building a fire in the wood stove instead of cranking up the heater. There’s something very cheery…
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Serenade
This is my first blog post since writing “Farewell to Jack, aka Lucky Girl” back in July. I have had many thoughts to share, but each time I took a…
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Praying With My Pencil” —Greg Asimakoupoulos
Now I sit me down
to think
and jot a prayer
with lead or ink.
If I should wake
before I die,
I ask you, Lord,
to help me try
to live each day
for what it’s worth
and make some meaning
of my birth.