Pausing in the Doorway
We stand at the threshold of another new year. The idea of going through a doorway into something new is a common, yet powerful, metaphor for change. A few days ago, a friend who was my parish priest in Silver City, Paul Moore, posted his reflection on being At the...
Advent Commitments: Letting Go of Expectations
Christmas is just a couple of days away. In fact, many of us will begin the celebration tomorrow evening. I have fond childhood memories of placing luminarias around our house and atop our adobe-style walls and rooftop on chilly winter afternoons. As the sun set each...
Advent Commitments: Letting Go of Results
As I mentioned in a post last spring, I have joined a small group of local spiritual leaders in a writers’ group. We applied for a grant, didn’t get it, and decided we would create the group anyway (we just wouldn’t get the chance for writers’ retreats and such). Over...
Advent Commitments: Letting Go of Control
Henry, my husband, first started getting directly involved in border ministry when we lived in Silver City, New Mexico. Then, and now, we live just a 90-minute drive from the border with Mexico. Henry has begun to volunteer his time, going down to Nogales (both the...
Advent Commitments: Letting Go of Frustration
I’ve made quite a few commitments on this blog over the years. I’ve committed to not eating sugar (that lasted almost three years). I’ve committed to creating a series of online retreats (there’s one up and active right now, with a dozen people signed up). I’ve taken...
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