The more I’ve talked with people about Lent, the more I’ve realized: it can be a very misunderstood season. I’ve misunderstood it myself. So often, Lent is painted as a long, dark, and barren season – and with good reason: traditionally, people tend to “give something up” for Lent – and when you’ve given up…
— 1 — Winter has finally arrived in the Midwest – and boy, has it ever. People, it is COLD. But there is snow now, so at least it’s pretty! I have always loved the snow. When I looked up a post I remembered writing about it (over 6 years ago now), I was reminded…
— 1 — Confession: I totally fell asleep before finishing my seven quick takes on Friday. Therefore, welcome to 7QT: the Saturday edition. — 2 — It snowed this Friday. Not a lot, and it pretty much only stuck to windshields early this morning, but it did snow today. I didn’t pray for it, and…
— 1 — For the past two days, it has been dark, rainy, and cold here. It’s relatively depressing, and makes me want to wear bulky sweaters, watch movies, and make pot roast. I was thinking about how to describe this sudden shift in the weather and I realized that, living in Illinois, there’s just…
— 1 — If I had to choose a favorite season, it would probably be summer – because sunshine – but in truth there are things I love about every season. I love that one day in the spring when, no matter how carefully you were watching the trees every morning to see if today would…
