Spiritual Dry Spells

Spiritual Dry Spells

I’m often accused of over thinking my writing, so let me start with the disclaimer that this post is from my heart.  Excessive rambling may occur. Over the course of my life I have hit many spiritual dry spells.  Sometimes they are quite abrupt, like with the death of a loved one. Sometimes they are self-imposed […]

Our Mother is Born

Our Mother is Born

“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born.  She never existed before.  The woman existed, but the mother never.  A mother is something absolutely new.” – Osho The birth of Christ, the reason for the season.  Advent is a time of preparation, awaiting anxiously the birth of our Lord and remembering that God […]

Mary’s Labor Story aka, The Nativity

I first heard this song, Breath of Heaven by Amy Grant, last year and was immediately moved by it.  Contemplating the Nativity had always conjured thoughts of wise men and halos, angelic messengers and other-worldly star sightings.  I have birthed three children, parented at least one to near adult-hood, and I had never stopped to […]