finding hope in a busy world
Are you ready to pick up something for Lent? How about a book? I'm hosting a Lenten book club both in-person and online this season! The online version will be hosted on the blog. Each week expect a short excerpt and a reflection, inviting you to share your own thoughts. We'll keep to a 3… Continue reading pick up a book for lent
Lent is coming. What are you giving up? This is the question heard across generations as we enter into the season of Lent. Innocent children and their experienced grandparents are curious, both about the question and its answer. We all want to know. What are you giving up? Before we crawl into one another's minds,… Continue reading a suffering lent
Do you have those days where your brain is buzzing? A day when multiple people need multiple things in multiple ways at multiple times? A day when the noise never ceases? Today was one of those days. I walked in the door after work, my brain filled with bees, unable to focus and yet still… Continue reading buzzing
The time for resolutions is now and I'm here for it. I'm a year-round resolver. As the seasons change, I resolve to change my life along with them. Autumn brings bursts of productivity, winter a growing TBR book list, summer is my anti-resolution season, unless catching up on shows and writing for fun counts, and… Continue reading listen to life
Christmas has become intimidatingly big. It begins in November and promises snow and presents and Santa and elves and lights and magic and nutcrackers and cookies and tinsel and Polar Express trains and hot cocoa and special movies and all of the things that bring the season's magic to children. But there are so many… Continue reading keeping the magic alive
Breathe, Holly, Breathe. These words have been yelled at me by coaches, whispered by concerned friends, and tapped out in a rhythm by my Apple watch. (I know Apple says these reminders are not heart rate driven but I simply do not believe them.) Under stress, our bodies return to primitive roots, constricting muscles and… Continue reading just breathe
The thought of getting ready for Christmas overwhelms me. Decorating the house, buying the gifts, making the reservations, baking the sweets, dragging the kids to forced memory making, and partying with friends all mesh with the day to day activities that already fill life. How is it possible to fit all the extra into a… Continue reading advent is coming
The feeding of the 5,000 is one of my favorite miracles performed by Jesus. I love it because it's a big miracle, but I love it even more because of who actually performed the miracle. Yes, it is quite possible that Jesus turned a scarcity of loaves and fishes into an abundance of food, but… Continue reading scarcity of love
I am officially on board the enneagram train. I’ve been a fan of the enneagram for awhile, slowly researching when it felt more like a stroll in the park. But in the last year or so, the popularity of the enneagram has picked up speed and is rushing through people’s lives, leaving us breathless while… Continue reading the enneagram train
Welcome to reads of the week! As interesting articles arise, I'll share them with you in an effort to give you a peek into the Catholic news as I see it. I find I am no longer content to point to the beauty in the wreckage. If I am going to continue as an artist,… Continue reading reads of the week 6/28/19
god forever tries 