faith
for what we are about to receive
Hi Visitor! Google tells me this page gets one of the highest hits on my site. Did this prayer mean as much to you growing up as it did me? I hope you find what you’re seeking, and in the meantime, if you want to hang around, I write here about the beautiful mess of…
giving my full attention
I’m re-reading the book Gilead by Marilynne Robinson. It is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I inherited it from a friend who could not get into it, didn’t like it. I say that so you won’t run out and get it based on my recommendation and then wonder what the…
thinking through the what-ifs
A while ago, a lovely women from our church in Brussels gave me a book that had had a big impact on her. It was Tough Choices, the memoir of Carly Fiorina. She is an American businesswoman, and for six years was CEO for Hewlitt-Packard, at a time when the number of women in top…
hot cross buns
I have always loved Easter time. The daffodils are usually in full bloom, the spring is ushering in warm days that make the birds sing and the sun wake me up earlier than normal each morning. And there is so much hope, so much joy tied up in the traditions and beliefs of Easter for…
when vulnerability looks like courage
There’s a video that I’ve watched three or four times now because what the woman says in it rings so true it’s like a thousand bells start clanging in my head when she starts to speak, saying take notice. You’ve maybe already watched it because this Ted talk on vulnerability by Brene Brown has been…