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Looking Forward to July

30 June 2017 by Kortney

I can’t let a whole month pass by without a post here.  That will never do!

Inside the cave behind South Falls at Silver Falls

AP and I are celebrating the long, hot summer with a few challenges.  We are aiming to write every day and run every other day.  All sorts of things can count for my writing–found poems, haiku, very short blog posts promising more very short blog posts.  And probably any sort of movement will count for me too.  Though I really do want to keep improving my running game.

The thunder moon is coming full.  I’m coming hard up on 43.  We’re expecting visits from far away friends and a trip to the beach.  So there’s going to be a little more activity this summer.  Got to be a good thing, right?

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On the Feast of the Visitation

31 May 2017 by Kortney

 

Take heart.

In this hour of opposites

between the waxing and waning

we pause to remember who we are:

birth givers, peace keepers,

joy bringers, light bearers.

–Macrina Wiederkehr

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Simple Saint Day Celebrations

13 March 2017 by Kortney

February’s Snow Moon has come full, and March is marching on.  We’ve got a trio of amazing feast days coming up–Patrick on the 17th, Joseph on the 19th, and the Annunciation on the 25th. But how will we mark these days?  What small shifts can we make in the daily routine to mark this time as sacred?

The Magic of Simplicity

Some people create elaborate themed saints teas.  For us in this season of family life, that’s just not realistic.  We keep things very simple.  Often we brew a pot of tea and read aloud from a book.  We might add in a cookie; it’s a celebration after all.  If the stars align, we might color together.  A story shared aloud over a cup of tea.  Simple.  But the magic of simplicity is that it can happen in a reliable way.  Through the goodness of the church calendar, we can remember again.  We can make space for wonder and contemplation to happen.

Reliable Resources

The key to actually keeping things simple is to create a collection of trusted resources that you can return to over time.  It’s great to have a basket full of seasonal picture books.  But if I don’t happen to be on top of upcoming celebrations, the basket can be empty.  We use The Loyola Treasury of Saints and Around the Year: Once Upon a Time Saints.

We love the Loyola collection for it’s luminous illustrations.  It’s also organized by historical time period instead of the church year.  It’s enlightening to realize who was a contemporary of a given saint.  Around the Year is a treasure of a book.  Ethel Pochocki’s writing voice is a blessing to read…and Ben Hatke’s drawings make us all so happy!

We love Paper Dali for coloring inspiration!  Here’s Vee’s amazing St Francis to get you started!  This year for St Joseph’s Day we’ll be playing the memory game from Shower of Roses.  These images of Joseph and his boy just sing to me!  I’m also going to be praying these prayers from the Seven Sundays of Saint Joseph all week.  Join me?

One :: Two :: Three :: Four :: Five :: Six :: Seven

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Lenten Plans and Preparation

25 February 2017 by Kortney

Ash Wednesday falls on March 1st this year.  We have slowly been figuring out how we will keep the fast this year, the way coming clear among out of town travel and saint day celebrations.  Here’s my four fold plan.

North :: Prayer

I’m going to read Pilgrim Principles by Lacy Clark Ellman this year.  Lacy’s blog and podcast have been such an encouragement to me these past couple of years.  I can’t wait to dig into her book–even though my pilgrimages are rather local these days!

South :: Remembering

I’m using the free printable that Ann Voskamp created years and years ago.  Seven gifts each day.  Seven chances to come awake again the the wonder of this life.

East :: Community

As the days grow longer, I want to return to evensong.  I know I won’t make it every week, but it does me such good to pray with that small and mighty group of people.

West :: Fast

Giving up liquor…again.  It keeps being difficult and I keep trying.

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During Morning Time, we’ll be creating a Jesus Tree using these new printables from Nancy at Do Small Things with Love.  I love the simple, graphic illustrations.  And all of the readings are from the book of Matthew.  We are working on the Beatitudes for our Lenten Memory Work, so that ties in perfectly!

And Mary at SQUILT has created a listening calendar featuring a piece of sacred music for every day during Lent.

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