3 Lines from the General Thanksgiving to Rock-a My Soul
I grew up in a Baptist church in the southern United States. I didn’t know the words “liturgy” or “lectionary.” My awareness of the church calendar, though I didn’t know to call it that either, included the Christmas Eve service, Easter Sunday, God and Country, and the alternative-to-Halloween Harvest Festival where I arrived in Queen […]
Confessions of Good Intentions and Thank You’s Never Sent
We were going through old boxes, that necessary yet emotionally-exhausting rite of passage before moving overseas. Before our first term in Ireland we carefully labeled and stowed away mementos and heirlooms, birthday cards and documents. These were all the things we wanted to keep, but didn’t really feel like lugging across the ocean. So just […]
Truly Thankful + Thanksgiving Meal Ideas
Thankful. This word is thrown around a lot during this season. Sometimes it holds a lot of meaning; other times we say it just to answer the question and move on. We get jaded, desensitized, and sometimes, we just wanna get to the turkey. I get it. Turkey is good. (The coma afterwards is even […]