Theological Essays, Devotionals, and Spiritual Naval-Gazing
During the last stages of finishing my Evenstar shawl, I’ve found myself having to answer this question: How do you finish knitting something for someone who has died? When I signed up for the Evenstar Knitalong by Sunflower Designs, I gave the project very little forethought. Lord of the Rings? Lace? Circular shawl? I’m in. … More Over
What is it about a place that gets under your skin? I wanted to mediate on this, so before we started packing all of our crap, I spent some time taking pictures of our home, while it still felt like home. It was really hard letting go of this place. This is the longest time … More Closure
Yesterday I saw through the replay of coverage of the Ladies Figure Skating free skate, and was just so impressed with these ladies. I came away from watching them with the realization that they got where they are through intense athletic training and a whole lot of focus. No mind games, no self-doubt, just focus … More Focus
As I knit on through my commission, nothing has been so encouraging as one little chapter in one of the Yarn Harlot‘s books. In Things I learned from Knitting: …Whether I wanted to or not, the “15th Thing” is, “It Takes a Great Deal of Pressure to Make a Diamond.” In other words, those times … More Blue Callus
I am reposting this one as a Christmas gift, as it got cut off in the transfer… and I know most of you who have read it before will still titter, at least a little bit. Merry Christmas!! ———————————————————————————————– This is to the tune of “Divinum Mysterium”, a very old and cool sounding chant-y hymn … More A Rather Literal Christmas Song
My mantra all day has been “We’re leaving for Uganda in 7 days.” Then I pause and wait to see if my eye is twitching. It isn’t, which deeply concerns me. Then I go back to working for five minutes, then think “We’re leaving for Uganda in 7 days.” Why the continued suspicion of twitch? … More Uganda in a week. Uganda in a week.
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