I teach Sunday School to middle schoolers once a month. It kind of reminds me of herding cats and I’m quite thankful it’s only once per month. In all seriousness, God bless all those who work with middle schoolers. They…
If you missed parts one and two, you can go and read them now! People tend to participate in visio divina with an image such as a painting, drawing, or stained glass window, but I want to illustrate that visio…
This part 2 in a 3-part series on Visio Divina. You can read part 1 here and part 3 here. The ancient spiritual practice of visio divina was instrumental in the creation of Messages from God: An Illuminated Devotional and…
This will be a 3-part series on Visio Divina. This ancient spiritual practice was instrumental in the creation of Messages from God: An Illuminated Devotional and is a practice we incorporated into the companion workbook. As such, I thought it…
It's winter and darkness comes early. The post-work trek to my car is cold and gloomy as I snuggle my coat just a little closer to ward off the chill in the air. As I approach my car in the…
Monday has come and gone. Maybe that doesn't mean much to you quite yet but it meant something to me! Sadly, I had a short bought with pneumonia and wasn't firing on all cylinders so I missed out a little bit. …
I recently wrote a guest post over on Michelle Fitzgerald's blog, The Mimosa Blossom. It was such an honor to write this piece for her blog. Michelle and I "met" during a back to school on-line book party where I…
This is the sixth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. This is for those who walk beside one who suffers. Perhaps we suffer too. We certainly suffer as we watch our loved one experience and process their emotional…
This is the fifth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. “We often come away from someone else’s creation with a deeper understanding of our own story.” -Jan Phillips in God Is at Eye Level: Photography as a Healing…
This is the fourth post in the series of Processing Emotional Pain. Many people find comfort in processing their pain through art - dance, paint, pen, words, film. Each medium can provide a cathartic release and expression of pain. Photography…