In Prayer + Meditation

Merry Christmas

The Angel Gabriel has spoken. The Mother of God has sung her Magnificat in reply. The Star of Hope is stitched upon the dark canvas, a luminous protagonist in the duel with the Night. The host of the heavenly wait for their cue, Alleluias whet upon their gilt

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December 25, 2013
In Spiritual Reflections

The most important Gift!

There is a Mexican folk tale that we read every Christmas at our house. It is the story of a little girl named Juanita and the special gift she brought to the baby Jesus on la Noche Buena. The story begins with Juanita walking through

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December 22, 2013
In Spiritual Reflections

Room in Your Inn?

If you ever wondered if God has a sense of humor you should see the shiner I am sporting on my left eye for Christmas. I rushed to a minister's meeting focused ironically on finding peace at Christmas, then I rushed to a beautiful prayer

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December 15, 2013
In Spiritual Reflections

The True Meaning of Christmas

  We are all looking for ways to experience the true meaning of Christmas with our family! Carols for Cancer has become a beautiful family tradition of candlelight, Nashville's finest songwriters and musicians, family caroling, warm chocolate chip cookies and candy canes! Carols for Cancer was created as

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December 7, 2013
In Spiritual Reflections

The Angel and the Raven

It is with much humility and joy that I present to you my new book, The Angel and the Raven. I have been writing poems, journals, prayers, sermons, school essays, blogs, and stories for as long as I can remember. It is my way of

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December 1, 2013
In Prayer + Meditation

A Prayer on Thanksgiving

Holy One,  How do we begin to say thank you? How do we stand before you in our humble garb of flesh and bone and thank you for all that we are— Divinely-made, tenderly loved, and eternally-bound. How do we say thank you for all that we have— For that

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November 24, 2013
In Spiritual Reflections

Urgent: Never Postpone Joy

The road of Life is set before us. There is a beginning and an end. There are only so many breaths permitted in the gorgeous order of creation. Every story is written with prophets and demons, straight paths and dead ends, holy signs and devil's

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November 17, 2013
In Recipes

Frittata

This is a "tuck in your back pocket" recipe for that day when you have run around like a chicken with your head cut off, you rush in at the 5:00 witching hour, and open the fridge to find a frozen pizza and a carton

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November 2, 2013