I have a confession to make. It’s January 22nd, and my Christmas tree is still up. I just haven’t been able to bring myself to put it away yet. Advent and the 12 days of Christmas that follow have always been, by far, my absolute most favorite time of the year, but this year, I feel…
It happened twice today. Quiet, unassuming, and yet oh, so significant, the invitation came. The first was in conversation with a friend over coffee this morning. Open, compassionate, and genuinely curious, she asked me: “What’s been hard about all that you’ve been through recently?” And there it was – the invitation: You’re in a safe place….
I suppose it’s inevitable that, having grown up in the ’80s/’90s, there is occasionally going to be a day when all I can say by the end of it is: “Have mercy…” – and that I will totally (<– see what I just did there?) hear the voices of Jesse Katsopolis and Joey Gladstone in my head when I say it….
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…
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…
