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Reindeer, Rainy Days & Mondays Mostly…

Bipolar, I am very rarely down. I live my life balanced in hypomanic and holy space. This space is the … More

Advent, bipolar disorder, Christmas, holiday blues, Inside Out, Manic Depression

Pregnant with Possibility

Once upon an Advent, I became an Anglican. Year’s end of 1984, to be exact. Raised Roman Catholic and having … More

Advent, Blessed Virgin Mary, Emmanuel on High, Homiletics, Immanuel on-the-hill, Matthew 1:18-25, Preaching, Theotokos, Virgin Birth, Virginia Theological Seminary

“God Keeps No One Waiting Unless It Is Good for Them.”

Impatience, thy name was Dr. Peacock. When I was growing up, my father, a busy and successful surgeon, did not … More

"A Coming Christ in Advent", "An Adult Christ at Christmas", Advent, Anticipation, Christmas, Patience, Waiting

Waiting Rooms: Poetry, Scripture & Icons for Advent

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.  — Lamentations 3:25 Introduction So … More

Advent, Advent Devotional, Daily Office, Emmanuel on High, Icons, Poetry

Getting Little

Some Christmas pageants have plastic baby dolls stand in for Jesus. But the liveliest of Christmas pageants have a real … More

"still small voice", Advent, Baby Jesus, Christmas Pageant, Newborns

Here We Go (an Advent) Caroling!

While the church is a bit fussy about music in Advent, I confess to being obsessed with the mall muzak … More

Advent, Christmas Carols, Comfort Ye My People, mental health

Wilderness in the Key of C

While the church is a bit fussy about music in Advent, I confess to being obsessed with the “mall muzak” … More

Advent, Christmas Carols, Comfort Ye My People, Psalm 85, Second Isaiah, Singing

‘Tis the Season to be Blue — Blessed Mother Blue

Blue. Blessed Mother blue. Blessed Virgin Mary blue. There is no sexier color in the Crayola Crayon box than Blessed … More

Advent, bipolar disorder, Blessed Virgin Mary, Emmanuel on High, Mary Chapin Carpenter, mental health, Seasonal Affective Disorder, Winter Solstice

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