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joy in the wilderness: a closer look at Lent

joy in the wilderness: a closer look at Lent

Forty days is a long time. Almost 6 weeks. But they could be forty of the most significant days of your life. There are some days in life that you really wouldn’t write home about.  But then there are seasons like these: “And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.” (Genesis 7:12)…

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By Happy, March 8, 2011
fasting, repentance, and freedom

fasting, repentance, and freedom

  “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter – when you see…

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By Happy, February 22, 2008
lenten praxis

lenten praxis

All I know about Lent in two words: “not much.” For more than you may ever have wanted to know, feel free to check out this article. But for what it’s worth – here is what I do know about it and why my praxis is what it is: Lent is the season lasting the…

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By Happy, February 10, 2008
Meet Happy
Simple Felicity is, at its heart, a blog based on the unshakeable belief that happiness really isn't all that complicated. It's often found in the simplest of things: good food, good books, and good company. So those are the things I write about, along with a few other things that really matter to me, including faith and feminism. A bit about me: My name is Happy. I have an amazing talent for misplacing my keys, a deep appreciation for whomever looked at the coffee bean and thought, "Hey, I wonder what would happen if I roasted this?", and road trips to Michigan are pretty much my favorite.
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