01 Jun, 2020
Happy Monday! Last summer I found an idea on Pinterest that was the perfect addition to our guest bedroom – a bookcase made from an old six-panel door. It took me a bit to track down a door, but finally picked one up for $30 in Kenosha. Sadly,...
31 May, 2020
Today the Christian Church celebrates Pentecost, the 50 th day after Easter when disciples and followers of Jesus received the promised Holy Spirit. In a great rush of wind she blew into the house where they were staying, tongues of flame...
30 May, 2020
Given the events of this week in Minnesota, I find myself vacillating between anger and deep, deep sorrow. I don’t often turn to the Psalms, but this is one of those weeks when the lamentations in the Psalms make perfect sense to me. After all...
29 May, 2020
About two months ago, this photo went viral (I’m a little slow, so I just saw it). It is a picture of Avraham Mintz and Zoher Abu Jama, two paramedics who work together in Israel, using a small break in their busy day to pray. Mintz, a devout...
28 May, 2020
Going a little stir crazy? Tired of wandering the same rooms of your home? Missing face-to-face conversations and hugs? Wishing you could go do something… anything… but especially something without a mask involving someone else making food,...
27 May, 2020
After a stroke last fall, my dad is now in an assisted living facility here in Racine. Gratefully, he’s doing pretty well and keeping himself occupied during these long weeks of isolation without visitors or even a walk down the hall to break...
26 May, 2020
Theologian Meister Eckhart once said, “God is not found in the soul by adding anything but by subtracting.” It seems to me that this is true. In my humble opinion, religion has often asked people to add all kinds of beliefs and practices to...
25 May, 2020
I understand the meaning of Memorial Day – to remember and grieve all those who have died in war for our country – but it feels like it has become a celebration of nationalism, a day for parades (ok, maybe not this year) and backyard barbecues...
24 May, 2020
Day 70! Who knew I could come up with something to say for 70 days? Especially when the days all begin to look the same… over and over and over again. Joan Chittester, in her book, Called to Question , talks about the spiritual challenge of...
23 May, 2020
Sometimes we get so caught up in our lives that we lose perspective. What if we took a step back and looked at our lives as if they were movies playing out in front of us? They could be love stories, dramas, comedies, tragedies, or adventure,...