Don’t worry about what you ought to do. Worry about loving. Don’t interrogate heaven repeatedly and uselessly saying, “What course of action should I pursue?” Concentrate on loving instead.

Great to see this appreciation of Barbara Pym!

The Christ in me sees the Christ in you.

I’ve only seen an owl in the wild once. They fascinate me. They’re magnificent and silent and eerie and other-worldly. This image and poem—oh.

“Oh world, I cannot hold Thee close enough!” Are you sometimes overwhelmed by the awesomeness of the world? Ever feel like saying, “Lord, I do fear | Thou’st made the world too beautiful this year”?

We often think God’s will for our lives is out there like a treasure chest, and we just need to find it, open it, have all the answers, and be on our way. But that’s not how discernment works…

Beautiful animated poem by Emily Dickinson, using digitized images of the herbarium she made as a young woman.

It’s not up to you. God says, WE will do it.

Thoughts on shadows and tininess while sitting on a bench beside a sunny path in the Los Altos Jesuit Retreat Center.

I’m a crier. And it’s a blessing.

The list, my star rating, and some notes. In 2018 I started trying to keep a count and list of all the books I read in a year, in addition to the longer entries about particular books.

I've been thinking a lot about tomorrow being the January 6 anniversary. Scared and worried, actually. I listened to this conversation between Dr. Richard Mouw​, who I highly respect, and 2 others titled "“Lessons Learned from January 6, 2021: Where Do People of Faith Go From Here?” Jotted down a few thoughts. What are your thoughts?

Thought I would share this beautiful song.

According to his son, Eugene Peterson said this to him every night.

If you’ve never heard of or read Mary Roach, I encourage you to check her out! She writes super interesting books and they are funny. This book is about the many times nature interferes with humans and what they want to do, where they want to live, and so on.

The big mysterious magnificent God AND the “small” human God loves you.

Are we hapless victims of whatever life throws at us? My thoughts on our days, our lives, and our God, prompted by this beautiful poem.

Good story with interesting characters, each at a crossroads in their life.

Great story with great characters!