I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day of pieces that some may not have read before. Comments will be off until I return. You might like peeking into last year’s Online Retreat * * * This piece was originally part of that retreat and the 3PM “Wonder” [...]

I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day of pieces that some may not have read before. Comments will be off until I return. You might like peeking into last year’s Online Retreat * * * Originally posted April 2008 for Pajamas Media: BENEDICT, THE SHEPHERD WHO IS [...]

I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day of pieces that some may not have read before. Comments will be off until I return. You might like peeking into last year’s Online Retreat * * * Originally published April 2009 – “NOT BELIEVING IS EVEN WORSE” So, yesterday [...]

I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day of pieces that some may not have read before. Comments will be off until I return. You might like peeking into last year’s Online Retreat * * * Originally posted, April 2009: GRACE, THE BAGGAGE HANDLER I love this simple [...]

I am on monastic retreat until the weekend, and have scheduled two reposts each day of pieces that some may not have read before. Comments will be off until I return. You might like peeking into last year’s Online Retreat * * * This was originally part of that online retreat, one of my 3PM [...]

Actually posted this in September of 2007, but it popped into my head, just now, so I thought I’d repost it with a little explanation. Behind the post was this: Buster had just left for college. Elder Son had not yet boomeranged back, so my husband and I were facing our “empty nest.” While I [...]