Faith & Community
Advent, it's a conspiracy
November 30, 2008
I have a few advent thoughts to share. Instead of trying to cleverly weave them together here they are as a list: Inspiration Our family is a part of a local Advent Conspiracy to worship fully, spend less, give more, love all, this holiday season. I am super excited and ...
Heartaching gratitude
November 27, 2008
Everyone's writing about gratitude these days and I have a few thoughts (I wish it was only a few) to share on the matter. I don't need any reminders to be thankful, I am filled with gratitude every single day. In this world we live in I'm stinking rich with ...
Unchurch - what is it
October 25, 2008
Our family currently belongs to an unchurch. Having rejected labels for so long I'm a little hesitant to assume this one, so I'm currently just trying it on to see how it fits. Our friend and fellow believer defined it quite nicely on his blog and I'll let you read ...
Fear's antidote
October 8, 2008
Have to admit I haven't had a lot of time to think about all the fearful things that are happening right now in the economy and how that affects people's lives. We're visiting with family and trying to make the most of our precious, limited time together. I don't want ...
Summer of Love
September 19, 2008
Today we go on our last camping trip of the summer, to the Common Ground Fair. A celebration of all things folkie, organic, earthy and Maine grown. Yee-haw, I'm excited! How fitting that summer ends on this last camping trip of the season and the weekend of the fair. Seeing ...
Earth Expedition comes to Maine
August 11, 2008
Ack! I haven't blogged for 3 days. I'm starting to twitch. It's been a busy weekend. The sun shone (hallelujah!) and once the flood waters in the backyard receded I tried to rescue the beans and staked leggy perennials. We had a supper around the firepit with friends and watched ...
Food crisis realities
June 28, 2008
This is not happy. This is not beautiful. This certainly is not fun in my back yard. This is pain, suffering and hunger in "my backyard", and it breaks my heart and leaves me feeling sickened with helplessness. Other than donate dollars I don't have a clue what to do ...
