There is a moment in the services of liturgical churches that is sometimes called “passing the peace.” Introverts the world over often dread this moment (particularly when it derails into fifteen very long minutes of idle chit-chat) – but done right, this moment can actually have a profound impact. Every Sunday when this moment arrives,…
I thought about giving something up for Lent this year, but I found I couldn’t do it. Putting my Christmas tree away was difficult enough. Lent got here before I’d gotten used to the darkness again, and I just wasn’t ready to embrace the season in the same ways I have in the past. I’m…
Happy Saturday, friends! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted, so I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve been doing, reading, watching, and thinking about lately. I have a few other posts in the works, but nothing finished enough to publish yet – and a few more in my head that I hope to…
(To really get the most out of this post, I highly recommend plugging in a strand of white Christmas lights (or at least dimming some lights or sitting by a fire) and/or lighting some candles, and putting on this Spotify playlist (scroll down and start with this song). Ready? Here we go…) Wednesday evenings have…
Happy Saturday, friends! It’s been a quiet day here in Brooklyn; after an unusually busy and social week, this introvert was ready for some serious down time, and I’m happy to say I got it. A fresh batch of chili is simmering in the crock pot, and while I wait for it to be ready,…
