by Kit | Mar 22, 2019 | On Living, Think About these Things, Uncategorized
Rest. I awake after a topsy-turvy sleep episode, feeling robbed of my fair share. What’s this headache about, Lord? Why this uninvited tension knotting my shoulders, sending zingers up my neck? Could you be plowing in your own strength again, Child? His invitation...
by Kit | Feb 19, 2019 | On Living, On Loveliness, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely, Worthy of Praise
Choose joy,” they say. But how? My friend Erik just marked a bittersweet anniversary, a decade passed since a snowboarding accident left him paralyzed, confined to a wheelchair. Yesterday Erik wrote this: “It was ten years ago today that I lost my ability to...
by Kit | Dec 2, 2018 | Advent Reflections, On Empty-Nesting, On Parenting, Think About these Things
A Vintage Christmas {Advent series, week 1} vintage: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : CLASSIC The angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you...
by Kit | Aug 8, 2018 | On Empty-Nesting, On Living, On Mission, On Parenting
“Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it, no less than in the excitement and gladness: touch, taste, smell your way to the holy and hidden heart of it, because in the last analysis all moments are key moments, and...
by Kit | Jan 9, 2018 | On Living, Think About these Things, Whatever is Lovely
Last week as I closed the chapter titled 2017, I clearly remembered its mayhem. But could I also remember its miracles? Could you? [hr] If, come next December 31st, you are able to recall 52 blessings from the year, how might that change your perspective, deepen your...