It is possible to set aside a sabbath of sorts in which we focus on baking and breaking bread, listening to birds sing and breathing deeply.
Tag: Pandemic
Banana Slugs and Bacon
We recently went on our first camping trip since COVID hit. We had forgotten how to do almost everything. Where does this tent pole go? What did we once pack for dinner? How much ice goes in the ice chest? Thank goodness I keep lists! Once we got there and figured out which end was up, however, the days were filled with small moments brimming with grace. Conversations with longtime friends who we have seen infrequently since they …
Silent Night
Silent Night has long been a Christmas favorite. Did you know it started with a broken organ? A broken church organ in an Austrian town more than 200 years ago. The words were penned by a young priest in Oberndorf, a reflection on the night angels announced the birth of the long-awaited Messiah to shepherds on a hillside. He wanted the poem set to music for Christmas Eve mass. But the church …
Be Still
"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"Psalm 46:10 The Earth is at peace. The hum of human activity quieted. Even Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less as everything pauses in the pandemic. Photos of empty streets around …
Can’t Cancel Spring
A pandemic can suspend our plans but it can't cancel Spring!
Peace in a Pandemic
The drumbeat of fear over coronavirus is hard to avoid. Is it starting to get to you? Although I am not generally an alarmist, I have to admit it is starting to freak me out. You can't buy rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer anywhere. For goodness sake, people are hoarding toilet paper, batteries, and water. …
SMALL MOMENTS FULL OF GRACE 