Lent is here! Already! And I am not ready, again. But here we are, it is Ash Wednesday, and ready or not, let’s dive in… This Lenten season I am going to strive to reflect on the first reading of the day from the missal. I have no formal training and no pedigree behind myContinue reading “Lent 2023 First Reading”
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Day 5 Advent 2022
Today’s ornament is an image of balloons. In her reflection Zimmerman tells the children, “on the day of Pentecost, the birthday of the church, God sent his Holy Spirit to his people with a sound like a rushing wind.” She encourages the children to blow up a balloon and tape it to the ornament. SheContinue reading “Day 5 Advent 2022”
Day 4, Advent 2022
Today’s ornament is a picture of a snowflake. This image conjures a hundred others for me because I grew up in the Mid-West where snow is a winter staple. In Zimmerman’s book, she uses this depiction of a snowflake to invoke thoughts of water, and our baptism. While it may be a stretch for myContinue reading “Day 4, Advent 2022”
The Last Lap (and what comes next) 