Monthly Archives: March 2011

Today’s communion intro… Before I started hanging out with the sisters at the monastery, I thought monastic life was, well, boring. You go to prayer three times a day, mass once a day, and share all your meals with the … Continue reading →

I confess that it took me a while to get used to Gracie. She’s one of the cats we welcomed into our home last November. You see, Gracie is a black cat. A solid black cat. I don’t consider myself … Continue reading →

Yesterday at my clergywomen support group, I told my colleagues about how hard the whole ashes thing had been this year. One friend said that she, too, had had a hard time with it. Then she got an idea. “I … Continue reading →

So, I told Allen at supper that I hate–just hate–Ash Wednesday services. “That’s because they’re all about sin,” he said. But I don’t think that’s it. I am a woman of errors, well-acquainted with sin. As a participant, I love … Continue reading →

Allen and I were awakened from a sound sleep around 1:00 this morning by the jazz riffs of a solo flutist playing in the living room. Our living room. I knew I’d left my flute out…and I know we’ve got … Continue reading →

This was a hard one…hearing the Supreme Court’s decision in favor of funeral protesters. The Phelps clan has been around for a long time marching with signs that declare with certainty what God thinks and who God hates. Everything in … Continue reading →

I only read 9 books in February…but, hey. The month only had 28 days, right? Here they are: 1) Myers, Tamar. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth. (PennDutch mysteries, #1) 2) Wallace, Daniel. The Watermelon King (Southern fiction, by the … Continue reading →