I'm so incredibly thankful for God's mercy to me. <3 ( Read more... )

The Lord has been very kind to me this past week. He's been opening my eyes to see how anxious and fearful my heart is. And He's been quieting my heart with His love and protection (Zephaniah 3:17 ( Read more... )

Last month, I wrote a post about my explorations of the Christian prayer tradition. I've been exploring different liturgy books since then. Dad and I rooted through the books in the church basement and found a copy of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and the old Lutheran hymnal. This includes hymns, liturgy, and readings. These books were very ( Read more... )

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This is my favorite hymn. :)

Of the Father's Love BegottenTranslation by J. M. Neale, extended by Henry W. Baker (1851/1861 ( Read more... )

There's something about connecting with the ancient roots of my faith that fuels the life-flame in me ( Read more... )

Work has been rather stressful the past year or so. I've noticed something interesting about it, though. During the times of severe stress, I find myself intrigued by a certain animal. It's not always the same animal. It seems that my affinity changes depending on my mood or emotions. It's like I'm drawn toward particular characters, animals, ( Read more... )

(So excited that this is a thing!)


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This morning, I've been reflecting on the world that God has made. He's made its stones and colors, animals and herbs, skies and stars. It leaves me in awe of the Creator. His is a beautiful world ( Read more... )

The thought of diving into bird identification guides (national, regional, international, and historical) sounds really good right now ( Read more... )

It's a busy and blessed time ( Read more... )