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  • Monday of the Second Week of Advent

    Show me your ways, O Lord,    and teach me your paths.  Psalm 25:3 As we leave the movie theatre in the cold rain, I try to think of the best route home. We need to pick up our daughter… Continue reading

  • Saturday of the First Week of Advent: The Feast of St. Nicholas

    Praise the Lord, all you nations;    laud him, all you peoples. For his loving-kindness toward us is great,    and the faithfulness of the Lord endures for ever. Hallelujah!   Psalm 117 I dig out the shoes from underneath… Continue reading

  • Friday of the First Week of Advent

    I give no offense with my mouth as others do;    I have heeded the words of your lips.   Psalm 17:4 A fine sheen of mist gilds the full moon and gentles the early winter night. It gets dark… Continue reading

  • Thursday of the First Week of Advent

    I love you, O Lord my strength,    O Lord my stronghold, my crag and my haven. My God, my rock in whom I put my trust,    my shield, the horn of my salvation, any my refuge;    you… Continue reading

  • Wednesday of the First Week of Advent

    Happy are those whose way is blameless   who walk in the law of the Lord!  Psalm 119:1 Despite my resolution, I express my irritation at the driver in front of me who cannot seem to make up his mind.… Continue reading

  • Tuesday of the First Week of Advent

    In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;    early in the morning I make my appeal and watch for you.  Psalm 5:3 We have spent the last several days in a different time zone, and the morning, with its… Continue reading

  • Monday of the First Week of Advent

    Feast of St. Andrew, transferred Sing to the Lord and bless his Name;   proclaim the good news of his salvation from day to day.  Psalm 96:2 It remains dark in this desert valley until the mountains tip just enough… Continue reading

  • Expectant

    Advent is upon us, and once again I prepare to walk the path that is familiar and new. This year, I am cognizant of the light and shadow of the landscape. I contemplate vistas and visions. Throughways and byways. Ways… Continue reading

  • God be in my eyes

    I miss the old glass. This was the summer we installed replacement windows in our hundred-year-old house. They look quite handsome from the street, and the beautiful wood sills and trim remain intact on the inside. I am already grateful… Continue reading

  • The Life We Write Together

    This was inspired by and written as a wedding gift for our most excellent friends, Kelly and Martin. Keep two-stepping! I walk into the house dropping bag and keys and other detritus of my day, making my way from street… Continue reading