wintering
I’ve put the gardens to bed and shored up the chicken coop. I’ve stored the tools and stacked the pots behind the shed. I’ve left …
rest
wintering
I’ve put the gardens to bed and shored up the chicken coop. I’ve stored the tools and stacked the pots behind the shed. I’ve left …
St. Catherine of Siena’s Rest in Prayer
The sun hears the fields talking about effort and the sun smiles, and whispers to me, “Why don’t the fields just rest, for I am …
Tagore’s A Moment’s Indulgence
This is the first opportunity I’ve made to sit and write for awhile. It’s like coming home to an old friend, actually. I’ve been missing …
lessons learned: take rest
I wrote this one several years ago, and as I sit here this morning engaged in some time of self care, I thought I would …
John Birch’s prayer for winter
There is a winter in all of our lives, a chill and darkness that makes us yearn for days that have gone or put our …
invitation for silence
Some days we just need a gentle reminder to invite in the silence and see what unfolds. May you take a moment to breathe, pray, …
lessons learned: creation care and body prayer
Prayer has been an integral spiritual practice in my life for the past several years. I have spent many hours out in nature, on my …
lessons learned: living into the stillness
Sometimes, the Creator has a way of speaking to me through others, and it seems that last week, the Creator had a lot to say! …
resting as a spiritual act
The last couple of months, I’ve been very mindful of this practice, and I’m starting to experience the peace that comes with it. I thought …
“do bee” or “just be”
Last night while we ate dinner in the kitchen with the windows open, a giant bee flew in and began buzzing around. My daughter exclaimed, …
enter, quiet
Enter, Quiet, enter into this place. Wrap your arms around me like an old friend who reaches out and smiles and says, “I’m happy to …
from Joyce Rupp’s prayer, Listening to My Soul
Guardian of my Deepest Self, I need to be still, to listen not only to falling leaves and the gentle wind; I need to listen …
lessons learned: planting seeds and permission granted
Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be …
“homesteading” the homesteader
Reposting a simple reminder for us all as we journey on through the holiday season. I pray we remember that the journey is about more …
resting as a spiritual act
This morning, I am sitting in front of my computer screen less like a writer and more like a zombie. With my daughter’s first high …
lessons learned: Farmer Boy and resting in the Spirit
28 “Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke and put it …
Spring at rest
There is something about cloudy, cool weather in the Spring that puts my soul at ease. While others mourn the loss of the sunshine and …
lessons learned: garlic and pacing ourselves
Recently a colleague noted to me with a bit of bravado that he never sleeps, implying that innovative, creative thinkers don’t have time for rest. …
generous quietude
Generous Quietude Carry a little quiet inside you while the world continues in rush and rage fighting and frenzy. Carry a little quiet inside you …
taking a garden stroll: relaxation for the homesteader
It’s only a week after Spring Break, and I’m already dreaming of the sunny Saturday and Sunday that we are promised this weekend. I went …
quiet saturday mornings
Morning is an important time of day, because how you spend your morning can often tell you what kind of day you are going to …
rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor
A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who …
resting as a spiritual act
I rest as a spiritual act. ~Anne Lamott For a night owl, it can be difficult to settle in early and rise with the sun, …
let the quiet in
Let the quiet in, do not be afraid of it. Let it ease into your soul as your body would ease into a comfortable chair– …
a piece of peace
As I prepare to go about my work today, may my intention to live life in your present moment be the pattern for this day …
lessons learned: waiting on the cows
There is only one moment in time when it is essential to awaken. That moment is now. ~The Buddha (c.563-483BCE) When I go walking, my …
just rest: our bodies as fallow fields
In the spirit of preparing for the “busy”ness of holiday seasons, I am reposting this one. Take rest; a field that has rested gives a …
rest
You made me for yourself, and my heart is restless until it finds rest in you. ~St. Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
lessons learned: what bird netting can teach us about relaxation
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. ~Chinese Proverb This morning, after I fed the chickens, I was attaching …
lessons learned: what restless three-year-olds can teach us about slowing down
The sun has set. I sit and rest my weary body, and think of you. Give my body peace. Let my legs and arms stop …