Choices For the Good of My Routines {The Grove: Routines}
I was in Costco the other day, taking up way more space in the aisle than I should, trying to decide on which type of meat I should buy. Chicken? Breast, thigh or drumstick? Beef? Steak, roast or ground? Fish? Salmon, tilapia or whatever is being marinated in that bag? I could feel the panic […]
The Gift of Sabbath
Sabbath. Just saying the word causes my spirit to ache in joyful anticipation. It wasn’t always that way. I used to hear and read the word Sabbath, and it was a word that eluded me. Sabbath – that’s for Old Testament Hebrews, right? But more and more I found myself chewing on the word, tasting […]
Embracing a Routine of Rest
My heart sunk and my heart rate increased at the question. My mind was spinning with how to provide a satisfactory answer in that moment. I was growing much too accustomed to the stomach-churning emotions this question triggered, holding my breath hoping more questions wouldn’t follow. But the worst thing was that it was a […]
This Week’s Theme: Routines
Do you make your bed every morning? In Book Club this month we are reading Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren (come join in on the discussion, you are always welcome!). She says, “We are shaped every day, whether we know it or not, by practices—rituals and liturgies that make us who we […]