Kortney Garrison

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to celebrate easter :: a beginning

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2377135957_761d05f1ef_owith the procession of the palms, Jesus enters Jerusalem, and we enter Holy Week.  Lent is coming to an end.  just because it happens every year doesn’t make it less startling.  a new thing is about to come.  not yet, but soon.  we’ve kept the fast–imperfectly, haltingly, grumbling all the while.  and, as is often the case, it was difficult in unexpected ways.

but how will we keep the feast?

the 40 days of preparation open onto 40 more days from Easter until the Ascension.  and further on another 10 days to the coming of the Spirit at Pentecost.  a full 50 days of Easter!

one of my favorite posts from a few years ago was a list of ideas for celebrating the 50 days of Easter.  i want to give flesh to these ideas: to write more, experience them more.  i want to put my hand to the task of living Easter, of practicing resurrection.

so join me for simple saint day celebrations, reflections on nourishing homeschool and housekeeping routines, and favorite posts from the archives.  in each we’ll endeavor to make straight paths for our feet.

 

meanwhile…

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last Saturday as i was complaining about my lot and feeling out of sorts, ap of my heart got busy and built a garden bed for the front yard.  it’s the one place that’s a bit less boggy and less shaded by great big doug fir, horse chestnut, walnut, and maple trees.  we aren’t going to feed the family with this door-sized garden, but i do hope to greet a few new, green things in the coming season.

the feast of the epiphany

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tomorrow marks the end of the Christmas season as the wise men, who have been following a star, finally make it to the promised child.

i’ve had plans (since Thanksgiving!) to string popcorn and cranberries for the juncos and chickadees and scrub jays and house sparrows that visit our feeders each day. so i think tomorrow, we’ll pack away the decorations and take our tree outside. then we’ll hang it with new decorations, offerings for our friends.

maybe that will ease the transition for our little one (and her mama). it’s hard to say goodbye to such a magical thing as a tree inside the house and filled with lights! but this new season will hold its own wonders.

and after the cold, dark winter, we’ll welcome our second child. wonder upon wonder!

things will probably slow down here at this blog for awhile. but i’ll still be over at one deep drawer. and do look for a winter print edition of fieldwork.

peace keep you!

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