Blogging Through the Seasons

Virgin Let’s get some things out of the way before we begin. First of all, points to me for taking the day the prompt is the word “virgin.” I promised Pastor Raewyn I would do my best to restrain my inner middle schooler but I won’t lie, it’s been hard. Next, let’s...

“We all know this deal is as certain as death and taxes” (Meet Joe Black). I personally do not have a problem with death itself. The phrase “We aren’t getting out alive,” has strangely brought me a certain level of comfort. It’s interesting to acknowledge that a...

“Maybe the place we can experience the wonder of this season is in the moments we stop and listen to our very own breathing…and to realize the Divine with us is not in a building we must journey to, but is in the animating breath of what makes us alive” (Erickson,...

“‘I am the Alpha and the Omega–the beginning and the end,’ says the Lord God. ‘I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come–the Almighty One’” (Erickson, 59). School immediately comes to mind when I think about a place where I struggle to see...

“‘Let it be to me according to your word.’ Luke 1:38 ESV” (Erickson, 51). I am at the age where many conversations with family and friends dance around the “where’s” and “when’s” of retirement. While retirement is still several years away, Rob and I identified a few...

“‘For to us a child is born, to us a son is given’ Isaiah 9:6 (Erickson, 41).” I had selected another day that I gravitated towards when I volunteered to be a part of this Advent Blog. As it worked out, that day was already taken and this day five that had been left...