{This Sacred Everyday} Annie Barnett

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Today is our last post in this beautiful collection of thoughts on what makes the mundane holy. I can't think of a better way to end our journey than to hear from Annie Barnett, my friend the writer and artist.  * I am an artist, and I see all life through this lens. All our days, we are making art: creating, with our hands, our words, our silence and our lives. We make oatmeal for breakfast and love letters to slip into lunch boxes. We write on each others' lives in delicate strokes of … [Read more...]

She lists some things she’s loving.

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Oh, friends. Are you so tired of me saying it’s been quite a week? If you are, I won’t say it again. Instead I’ll say this: I’m ready for my husband to come home. And I’m ready for my cat to stop going to the hospital. (This is when I should stop and thank God for how good I have it and for how great my kids have been this week and how thankful I am for my community here in Austin.) Last night, instead of writing a profound post, I drank tea and watched Parks and Recreation in my … [Read more...]