As I’m taking a summer break from writing, I’ll be offering you a summer tour of some of my favorite faith blogs. This week I’m excited to share a blog by Ann Voskamp. If you don’t yet know Ann, she is a a popular author of many beautiful books, such as bestseller One Thousand Gifts, A …
“He was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.” -Luke 24:35 Year after year, as I watched the movement of the priests arms lifting the chalice to heaven like a conductor leading a symphony of Handel’s Messiah, the repetition of the priest’s words celebrating the sacrament of the Eucharist became a visual …
Although I grew up Catholic until my parents left the church when I was ten, I never knew Jesus. I met Jesus as an adult in a dream after wandering forty years in spiritual deserts. At the time, I lived in Ojai, California, a place known to attract spiritual seekers, artists and visionaries. Surrounded by …
I’m in day 11 of my homespun soul care staycation, a restorative journey for body, mind and spirit weaved in and out of my day to day life. I see this open-ended self-care adventure as a body pampering, wisdom-giving, faith-building, joy-seeking, branch-pruning incubator, with God as my Shepherd leading me beside still waters. It’s also …
After working on demanding projects during my early career as a freelance television producer, and more recent years as an independent documentary producer, I’ve needed frequent vacations and significant downtime before starting another project. These necessary periods of retreating seemed frivolous and even dangerous to my family and relatives with strict work ethics …