Lent Part 2b: A Simple Lenten Practice to Consider

Posted by linda on Feb 17, 2010 in Blog, Lent & Easter | 0 comments Cross-Shaped Lenten Candleholder  A practice that many people observe at Christmas is counting down the weeks of Advent leading up to Christmas Day.  Likewise, it can also be meaningful to mark the weeks of Lent.  About ten years ago, my husband took two pieces of wood and created a cross that we have turned into a Lenten candleholder with seven candles – one for each of the seven...
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Lent Part 2: Invitation to Die to Self

Posted by linda on Feb 17, 2010 in Blog, Lent & Easter | 1 comment “I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed.  But if it dies, it produces many seeds.  The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.”            John 12:23-25 Today I am a seed.  On this Ash Wednesday, this first day of Lent, I choose to be a...
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Lent Part 1: Invitation to Journey with Jesus

Posted by linda on Feb 11, 2010 in Blog, Lent & Easter | 4 comments  Although Valentine’s Day is this Sunday, the day I’m most looking forward to is next Wednesday – the beginning of Lent.  If you’ve never even heard of Lent, you may wonder what I’m talking about (and you’d be in good company).  But if you have heard of Lent, you may wonder how I could possibly look forward to a season that intentionally seeks to strip us of our comfort. After all,...
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Fresh Snow – Fresh Start

Posted by linda on Dec 7, 2009 in Blog | 1 comment SNOW! I couldn’t believe it actually snowed here this morning. Yes, we live only about an hour away from Tahoe where it snows regularly in the winter. But it hasn’t snowed here at this elevation in more than 30 years – not since I was in 8th grade (oops, I’m revealing my age). The fluffy white stuff reminded me of all the years our family lived in the Midwest, where de-icing and snow...
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Uni-Tasking as a Pathway to God

Posted by linda on Jul 22, 2009 in Articles, Blog | 1 comment I am the queen of multi-tasking, as any of you who know me can attest, but I’m beginning to think that over-exposure to multi-tasking is hazardous to your brain — and to your spiritual life. In recent months, I’ve found it harder and harder to focus on anything for more than a few minutes at a time.  In the middle of a conversation, I can completely lose my thoughts and find...
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