Praying for the Church
One of the practices I have incorporated into my renewal leave is to use Bishop Job’s, A Guide to Prayer, each morning. I have taken…
2 days, 3 houses, 7 niblings
This weekend, we made a road trip to spend some time with family. Since we have moved, it has been harder to make a quick…
Alternatives to Herbicide
I always through there were two options when it came to weeds. 1) you could spray chemicals all over them and hope they die… or…
Ever creeping, creeping charlie
Creeping Charlie was already flourishing in our backyard when we moved in last summer. We had been working on hand pulling some of it and…
Attracting Butterflies
This morning as I sat on the back porch, drinking a cup of coffee, I found a white butterfly flitting around. It is the first one…
Resting in the gaps
A cup of coffee on the back porch. Rain falling, gently at times, harder at others. I do have a plan for this time away….
Plural Pronouns and Prayers
Yesterday, our family was boating on the Cedar River and we pulled into this little cove we like to visit. Often, in the summer, it…
Sabbath
Still and quiet in the cove. Every now and then a sprinkle. Lazy breezes blow by and the birds talk to each other. They catch…