Category: Sacred Roots

Christmas, Let it linger

I used to rush to take the tree down and put the lights away before the New Year began. It made sense to begin the year fresh. That is until one day it didn’t make much sense. Once I became a mom and I began to relate more to the little mother of Jesus, it […]

Memento Mori, Trick or Treat, and other deathly phrases

This time of year always has me in a writing mood (whether I get time to or not is entirely another story). Nonetheless, there’s something about the Fall months that seems to usher in a desire for pondering. Perhaps you’ve felt it too? Living in Florida, we don’t see the seasons change that drastically but […]

Relic Tour Memoirs: 12 days, the holiest places in the US Northeast and Midwest, an 8 yo, a 7 yo, a pregnant lady and her saintly mother “Nanny”, 3,700 miles of Grace

Day 1: Cathedral Basilica of St.Augustine December 27, 2019  · Saint Augustine, FL  Thoughts from Day 1 of our #RelicTour was majestic with a little impartation from the “Doctor of Grace” himself #StAugustineofHippo. Hoping to feel the encouragement as I follow in his footsteps of prolific writings of faith #CityofGod#Confessions. Teaching the kiddos about the tools […]

There’s No Glory to Glory without Communion

I’m Not Being Fed Few things are as fundamental to the New Testament as the reality of communion (koinonia). It means a commonality, a sharing and participation in the same thing. It is this commonality or sharing that lies at the very heart of our salvation. This communion is described in Christ’s “high priestly prayer”: I do not pray […]