“All I know about Mary is that she pondered in her heart and she wore a blue sheet!”Thinking back to this exasperated line in one of the Church Basement Ladies musicals, “Away in the Basement.” The young girl destined to play Mary in the Christmas Pageant was frustrated that there was not more information available […]
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Start to prepare now.
The pandemic makes us feel like we’re living in a small box, and yet now more than ever the world needs people to build a new box, not just think outside existing boxes. We’re spending more time at home, which can make us feel boxed in. We’re seeing others in the little boxes on Zoom. We’re […]
It’s a calling.
This one’s for everyone who creates things for spiritual people inside or outside churches, and wants to reach more people with those things.Right now various clients of mine are creating things like a collection of original liturgy, a platform for mom-priests, a career as a speaker and author, a new way of partnering among urban […]
So. Much. Waiting.
I’ve been waiting for Advent, which in turn is a season of waiting for Christmas, at the end of a year of So. Much. Waiting.We have all become semi-professional waiters. We’re waiting for the new normal. Waiting to go back to doing all the things. Waiting for the host to let us into the Zoom […]
Mirrors are for reflecting back our outer self as we make adjustments.
Mirrors are for reflecting back our outer self as we make adjustments. What mirror do you have for your inner self that helps you make adjustments?Sometimes we see ourselves in shows and movies and learn something that improves our lives. Sometimes we are more intentional with our inner life so we seek out books and […]
And just like that, the sun has set on my seventeenth year of living in New York City.
As I think of myself seventeen and eighteen years ago, I remember how hard it was to decide to leave what I had and move halfway across the country. I had a tight-knit community of friends in Minnesota, affectionately called our “Urban Tribe.” I enjoyed my youth ministry team and could have easily continued to […]
Sunflowers and your right to be heard.
Earlier this week, my mom and I learned that sunflowers were once the symbol of womens’ fight to be heard in public. These particular sunflowers are located in upstate New York, near the home of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the writer and idea-generator behind the women’s movement and organizer of the first Women’s Rights convention in […]
Mrs. Maisel
Mrs. Maisel. She’s not just a bunch of pretty dress designs. She’s also learning to design a life.This week I worked in a crowd scene being filmed for season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and then attended the opening weekend of a Mrs. Maisel exhibit at the Paley Center. Both experiences were an immersion […]
A marvelous costume fitting…
Had a marvelous costume fitting this morning, and thought back to some favorite costumes over the years. And then I thought about other aspects of life that need to be “fitted” to us. What aspect of your life might need a bit of an alteration?Costume fittings are unique because they are the exact opposite of […]
Dream about what’s next
Are you at least a little bit afraid of winning? What does that mean when you’re not playing an actual game?Even when we’re not pursuing a sport or a job promotion or first chair in the orchestra, we all have things we’d like to “win.” An amazing relationship, your dream home, being known as the […]