Working Towards Sabbath
Reading and rereading
This book sits on my night table, waiting for me to get back to it. I am slow to pick it up, spending more time working or, more likely, knitting. It isn’t a compelling book and I’m trying to reason out why.
Knitting is more fun than this book
The writing is flat and I’m sure that’s part of why it’s been hard for me to really dig into it, but even more than that is the fact that the lesson is a difficult one for me. Sabbath? When there are smallish bears who seem to need constant herding? When there are house things and quilty things and knitting things? When there are student loans and utility bills and rent and just barely enough to do all of that and buy groceries?
Sabbath. Who has time for that?
I stare over here when I'm thinking about difficult things
“Our living has become highly mediated, without spontaneity or directness.” – Norman Wirzba in Living the Sabbath
Even More Socks
This is the beginning of sock 3.1. Well on my way to six pairs in 2015.
Socks 2.1 and 2.2
Lift
Sock knitting lifts my spirits, something that was much needed today. May your spirits be lifted, your hearts rested and encouraged.
Small Moments
I am craving time at home and not getting enough of it. To compensate, I have been filling all of the at-home minutes with things I love. I need to be here more.
Love
The bears plus one. To see them loving and sharing their world with this small one warms my heart. May their lives be full of joyful love.
Injustice
We waste so much while others go hungry. We are quick to buy without thinking. Every time I think we are moving away from careless consumption, I am brought up short by my own habits and actions. Read more…
Wonder
When I step into the kitchen with only the beginnings of an idea and no time pressures, those are the best times. Every ingredient gets its deserved attention and I can relax into the making of something I hope will be delicious.
No recipes, no complete plan. That I have come to this place fills me with wonder. If I can learn this, surely I can learn anything. If I can sit in the quiet of this Lenten season, with the beginnings of an idea and no time pressures. If I can sit and listen, what will grow?
Return
Time and time again I return to the comfort of a hot bath. Read more…
Who Am I?
Today I made a typo that caused ninety minutes of chaos at work. Yesterday I made a change that made a large positive difference. I am not my typos or my work. Read more…
Reflections
One of my friends from Wisconsin is now in seminary in Chicago. Her church is leading a Lenten season photo/drawing reflection series. Read more…
Naming Mountains 