There’s a Slow Word video every Monday and Thursday. Today’s is at the bottom of this post. We know how to beat a path to the refrigerator when we’re sad. We know how to scroll through email when we’re lonely, how…
Every Monday and Thursday find a Slow Word right here: Two weeks ago a friend asked me to do a Slow Word for her church retreat and Matthew 14: 25-33 of Peter walking on the water was the…
Intentional silence, even for a mature Christian, can often feel either scary or superfluous. But when we make time for silence we are carving out space for transformation. My first experience of communal silence was on a visit…
Welcome to the Slow Word Movement. I love to set the table for people to spend time with Jesus. As a spiritual director who spends much of my ministry creating space for people to be in the Presence of God, I…
(So…this is where I write a normal post and then at the end decide to take a plunge. My first Slow Word Video is embedded in the bottom. This is where brave gets real. ) We stood in line for…
God is always trying to give good things to us, but our hands are too full to receive them. St. Augustine Our work this week has piled up heavy and we’re sure we won’t be able to climb out from…
The life you save may be your own. Flannery O’Connor I was wedged into a Bed, Bath, and Beyond aisle late at night standing on a scale. I gasped. Audibly. Still in my pregnancy pants, I was every bit of…
I’m done with perfect. She’s been my friend for decades but lately the cost has been way too high. When she’s around I forget to breathe deeply, joy is assigned a backseat and forgotten, and I drive around paralyzed by anxiety. I’ve even…
It’s the kids’ bedtime and I can feel my intention for meaningful rest slipping away. I’m too weary to choose well. By the time the kids are kissed and prayed over, the dishes are done, and the dishwasher’s humming starts, I’m done too. Done.…
These pics above are from both December and January. You’ll forgive me. I loved the snow theme. We spent much of our January on the road. College of Bishops meeting in Florida. Reading, PA with family while Andrew was in…