Image by Thanks for your Like • donations welcome from Pixabay Washing your hands thoroughly means singing Happy Birthday twice.People are weird and toilet paper is a commodity.Who the introverts and extroverts areHow to work, learn, and celebrate via Zoom, and how to unmuteWe think we crave “normal” but we really desire the familiar comfort … Continue reading 20 Lessons We Learned in 2020
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2020: My Year in Books
In January I set two reading goals. In my Not 20 for 2020 list, I included an intention to read four books a month. On Goodreads I set a slightly higher goal of reading 55 books. Goodreads reports that I've read 80 books. That's 145% of my 55 book goal, 24,874 pages, and 32 books … Continue reading 2020: My Year in Books
Christmas 2020: The Light of the World
Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay Christmas – The Light of the World Say aloud together: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Light all the candles: We light these candles to celebrate Jesus, who comes into the … Continue reading Christmas 2020: The Light of the World
Advent 4: The Light of Joy
Photo by Jill Wellington from Pixabay Week 4 – The Light of JoyDecember 20-23 Say aloud together: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Light four candles: We light these candles to celebrate Jesus, who comes into the … Continue reading Advent 4: The Light of Joy
Grief Balms: Snow Globes & Beauty Emergencies
Grief seems to be at every corner this year. Many of us have shared occasions for grief, such as illness and death, the loss of normalcy, shuttered shops and closed schools, dwindling dollars in our bank accounts, isolation and loneliness. Most of us also have personal reasons for grief. For two weeks I haven’t left … Continue reading Grief Balms: Snow Globes & Beauty Emergencies
Advent 3: The Light of Glory
image by Pexels from Pixabay Week 3 – The Light of Glory December 13-19 Say aloud together: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Light three candles (two purple, one pink): We light these candles to celebrate Jesus, who … Continue reading Advent 3: The Light of Glory
Word Play & Dog Walks: Fun-Ambulist
As a writer, I am a total geek for fun words. I have fond memories of spelling and vocabulary lessons as far back as elementary school; also, some not-so-fond memories when, because I was such an avid reader and therefore exposed to oh so many words, my spelling words were marked incorrect because I wrote … Continue reading Word Play & Dog Walks: Fun-Ambulist
Advent 2: The Light of Life
tree of life by Please Don't sell My Artwork AS IS from Pixabay Week 2 – The Light of LifeDecember 6-12 Say aloud together: Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” Light two candles (purple): We light these … Continue reading Advent 2: The Light of Life
Living Under Hope’s Roof
The very least you can do in your life is figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof. ― Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams As Guy handed me the bouquet of tightly curled, … Continue reading Living Under Hope’s Roof
Waiting: Advent 2020
The global experiences of this unusual year have changed the way we express ourselves. So much so that the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary couldn't choose just one Word of the Year for 2020. While pandemic and Coronavirus are obvious, look at others that rose to the top: Blursday (the blurry sameness of everyday); … Continue reading Waiting: Advent 2020