It is December this week, and I see it hurtling towards me. I feel inside that tensing and bracing, getting ready for the oncoming onslaught of busy. This happens every year. Every year, I fight it. The busy that December brings. And, every year, I lose. So I am wondering what will happen this year … Continue reading embrace
the sacred ordinary
A friend sent me this text today “pondering sacred spaces … (feels like there are none)”. And I wonder if she’s right, because we are looking in the wrong place. Because the ordinary is actually the sacred. Because the routine of basting the ham every ten minutes for lunch tomorrow, has a sacredness of its … Continue reading the sacred ordinary
Christmas wordplay III
"Joy to the world! The Lord is come", so starts another of the carols we hear so often at this time of year. But I wonder how much joy are you feeling today, on this Monday of Christmas week? I finally on Friday finished all the school and extra-curricular activities with my girls, and when … Continue reading Christmas wordplay III
Christmas wordplay II
I love hearing the Christmas story again and again, and I love the bit where the angels appear to the shepherds and make that grand statement: "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men." But then I talk with my friends who are going through real hardship, or I see … Continue reading Christmas wordplay II
Christmas wordplay
Yes I know, it's not Wednesday, and I'm doing word play. But I'm not willing to sacrifice my love of alliteration yet so it's "weekend wordplay"! I thought in these weeks leading up to Christmas I would focus on words that are important for this season. One of my favourite carols at this time of … Continue reading Christmas wordplay
reasons not to dust
If you look closely at this photo you will notice that I haven’t dusted around the nativity for at least all of December (too many ornaments to lift, people!) But I love the little fingerprints in the dust at the edge. It means little hands have been reaching out to touch the key players in … Continue reading reasons not to dust