Tag: self improvement

• December 1, 2021

  in the in-between

  I read an interesting description of Advent this morning in Common Prayer. While describing Advent as a time of waiting and expectation, the author wrote…

• April 14, 2021

  commonality

  In a world of disconnection, it has felt even more comforting to gather with people all over the world as we circle the same scripture…

• September 17, 2020

  Finding Calm

  These are a few books that have meant a lot to me personally during this pandemic season. I find reliance on the liturgy comforting when…

• January 22, 2020

  My New Life as a Book Reviewer

  During the last few months of 2019 I decided I wanted to get serious about reviewing books and working with publishing companies to do reviews…

• December 14, 2019

  THE GIVER OF STARS by Jojo Moyes

  Books celebrating books. Authors paying homage to readers. This enticing concoction of book-celebrating is an intoxicating elixir when it occurs in a storyline and The…

• May 6, 2019

  Learning the rhythm of relaxation…

  It was an unseasonably cool day today. I know I have a long way to go with the California heat (and truly, I’ve enjoyed the…

• February 1, 2019

  Can I tell you about something kind of cool that happened to me?…

  Let me first say that I’m not posting any of this for sympathy or trumped-up praise. Please know that from my heart. There are areas…

• November 18, 2018

  Clean(er)

  I would venture to bet that the majority of people can’t rid their homes of all toxins immediately and right.this.very.instant. Man, would I love to.…

• October 30, 2018

  Faster and faster!

  She climbed the stairs two at a time, racing against the clock. Her breath was labored and her heart was beating far too fast. She…