The other day, my son John Paul and I were looking through some of his work from last school year (perhaps to take our minds off the realities of virtual 2nd grade). He pulled out a paper and showed it to me.
The Uncertainty This Ordinary Time Read Post »
Our almost-8-year-old son is attending two weeks of day camp right now, in the middle of July, hopefully before the second wave of covid-19 crashes into our area of central Virginia.
Holding on to Promises Read Post »
My very first Ash Wednesday as a baptized member of the Episcopal Church was February 13, 2013. My husband was at home that evening with our infant son, John Paul, and I was at church alone. I
The Evolution of Our Family’s Ash Wednesday Observance Read Post »
Families can participate in the life of the church through different, and sometimes unexpected, ways.
Breaking Down Barriers at Church Read Post »
The banging of little metal cars against each other with the sounds of crashes made by young mouths. The shuffle of paper and the clack, clack, clack of a pile of markers being dumped out. An angry squeal by a younger sibling to ‘give it back!’
I have a confession to make: We do not pray at home, as a family, with any regularity. There, I said it.
In the church year, Advent is a season of waiting. It’s a season when we are all encouraged to slow down and exercise our patience muscles in anticipation of the birth of our Savior.
Waiting Through Uncertainty Read Post »
It can be very difficult to invite others into the messy, private worlds we inhabit with our immediate families, and
Will You Let Me Be Your Servant? Read Post »
During Lent this year, our church decided to start using the “modern” version of the Lord’s Prayer. I think it
Save Us From the Time of Trial Read Post »
