A year ago, in February, I was at the annual Pre-Lenten Women’s Retreat at Holy Resurrection in Tacoma, WA where the speaker was Kh. Krista West (The Opinionated Taylor on Ancient Faith Radio). Her talk was on Restoring the Image: Women, Beauty and the Church. This day was so eye opening for me and was… Continue reading Restoring the Image
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Inspiration
From February 2016 to December 2017 I worked outside the home full-time and I had a job that allowed me to listen to books on tape. Books on tape are one of the sweetest gifts ever. Amazon Audible is sublime! As a mother of four I've had very little time for reading so discovering this… Continue reading Inspiration
Christ is Risen!
Bright Thursday celebrating the Risen Christ. Looking back at how the kids have grown over several other years of Pascha.
Letter Sealing
I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There's something about that person's breath and hands on the letter. ~Diane Lane Diane Lane makes a great point. I am bound and determined to embrace the "rebelliousness" of letter writing. I love sending lovely notes through… Continue reading Letter Sealing
Maxim Week 4
On this Bright Monday in the Orthodox Church I'd like to start by saying--Christ is Risen! These Maxim Mondays are about learning and molding my life around these 55 Maxims for Christian Living (written by Fr. Thomas Hopko of blessed memory). Fr. Thomas did many, many podcasts on so many topics. If you'd like to… Continue reading Maxim Week 4
Back in Time
Today is Great & Holy Thursday and tonight we will go to church to hear the 12 Passion Gospel readings during the matins service. It is so incredibly beautiful. there is a tradition of carrying your candles you held lit during the service, home with you and marking your doorways with a cross. It represents… Continue reading Back in Time
Letter Writing Wednesday
“To write is human, to get mail: Divine!” ― Susan Lendroth (children's author) It truly is divine to receive a handwritten piece of love in the mail. It spreads joy across the miles. Late last week I created a little nook for myself where I can sit and write. Whether it be letters or cards,… Continue reading Letter Writing Wednesday
Maxim Week 3
Greetings on this Holy Monday. Today is week three of Maxim Mondays and Fr. Thomas Hopko's advice is: "Have a keepable rule of prayer that you do by discipline. You can’t just pray when you feel like it. You have to pray by discipline, the times of day where you would remember God and say… Continue reading Maxim Week 3
Guest Post
Today, the Orthodox Church celebrates the joyous feast of Palm Sunday, the commemoration of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. Today, my husband, Dn. James, gave the homily. As I listened to him I realized how perfectly his sermon fits in with this blog.… Continue reading Guest Post
The Last Beatitude
This morning as I was doing some quiet, self-reflection I was reading a book that talked about using the Sermon on the Mount to help reflect on ones life. To reflect on what we might need to change in our lives to bring us closer to God, to grow spiritually. In the Eastern Orthodox Tradition… Continue reading The Last Beatitude
Kindler of Joy! 