I had a young friend, a long time ago, who would start her prayers at the end of the day in one of two ways: “Dear God, thank you for a good (great, awesome) day today.” or “God… This was not the best day in the world.” It still makes me laugh a little, the…
— 1 — Can I just state for the record that vacation days are awesome? I had the day off today, and it has been such a good day. I slept in a bit, and spent time reading, writing, and (well, in the interest of transparency, yes, playing Castle Story) this morning. I spent the afternoon listening…
Several months ago, Jen Fulweiler posted a link to a website call PrayMoreNovenas, inviting others to join her in praying the Novena to the Holy Spirit. (A novena is a set of prayers prayed over the course of a few days, focusing on specific prayer intentions.) Even though I’m not Catholic, I signed up for the mailing…
— 1 — Have you ever just had “one of those weeks” when everything just feels like “too much” (whatever that happens to mean this week)? Yeah, me too. This week, actually. But then I came across this amazing post tonight by my friend Cathy: When we feel overwhelmed and falling behind… and was able to…
— 1 — The annual apple-picking road-trip to Michigan last weekend was just as awesome as we thought it would be, and if the fact that we drive all the way to Michigan to a particular orchard when there are perfectly good orchards closer to home didn’t already prove it, we can now officially say that…
