Because I’m no good at spiritual disciplines either and I usually feel guilty about it, but if I could pursue God through writing, then I think that would be just fine. Because I think this little sentence is the way I see the world. Because in an earlier post this week, I gave some Advent reading suggestions, but Alissa’s meditations… View Post

    I’ve divided the books up into “somewhat religious” and “not so religious,” and I’m just sick to my stomach about it.  It’s not fair to tell a reader will she will see God in a story. But I’m a sucker for a nice category, so there it is. Here are my thoughts on these books: do yourself a… View Post

{enjoying} the smell of our Christmas tree and looking at all our ornaments.  This year we went to Butler’s to cut ours down and the girls loved wandering around in the forest. {reading} A Syllable of Water: Twenty Writers of Faith Reflect on Their Art. This is my third time reading it and I think Luci Shaw’s essay “A Writer’s Notebook,”… View Post

Because she’s quite concerned that some people don’t get birthdays on a yearly basis. And because it wouldn’t surprise me if, when she grows up she: a) knows the President, b) IS the President, and c) makes Leap Year “void.” Because this child is my poet. Because this is what the girls and I sang on the ride to school… View Post

This is a post for Project Reverb14, a nice website that sends out monthly prompts. You know I love a prompt, so I enthusiastically signed up. This month’s prompt had us thinking about Thanksgiving food we love, and the meals that were particularly memorable. Here’s what I came up with: We’re making a sweet potato dish from Smitten Kitchen for Thanksgiving…. View Post