We took my parents up to the house on Sunday and gave them the grand tour. We also got a closer look at the details of the place–we went inside the root cellar, took a peak inside the jacuzzi, gave a the chicken coop a once-over. The grape vines might be able to be salvaged, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘joy’
19 Oct
These many beautiful days
These many beautiful days cannot be lived again. But they are compounded in my own flesh and spirit, and I take them in full measure toward whatever lives ahead.
-Daniel Berrigan, SJ
29 Sep
Dreams Have Value
When my husband and I visited Best Friends Animal Sanctuary earlier in the month, we fell in love with our overnight dog, Julep. We took her on a ride down to Jacob Lake, took her hiking, and had a nice meal on the patio of a local restaurant. Julep was wonderful, and we immediately saw [...]
21 Sep
Back
Well, I’m back. 10 days, and one of the most memorable and enjoyable vacations of my life. It was relaxing, inspiring, filled with hope, and nourishing to my soul. And while I long to go back (and still be on vacation), I also feel content with what I had. It was enough.
I’ll be posting pictures [...]
14 Sep
Deepening Relationships
Today we spent the day volunteering with the horses at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. It was physically demanding–15,000 steps on my pedometer at 4:30pm–and deeply rewarding. We learned of the passing of some of our old horse friends, and were introduced to some of the newbies to Best Friends. We spent time with those we [...]
13 Sep
The Journey Begins
“Every now and again take a good look at something not made with hands—a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream. There will come to you wisdom and patience and solace and, above all, the assurance that you are not alone in the world.” –Sidney Lovett
Yesterday my birthday began with waking up at 5am [...]
10 Sep
Goin’ to the Dogs
Today we leave on a 8 day excusion back to southern Utah. We’ll be hiking through Bryce Canyon, Zion, and the northern rim of the Grand Canyon. We’ll also be returning to volunteer at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country and the setting for NatGeo’s show Dogtown. We went [...]
8 Sep
Who Needs TV?
I had one of the most enjoyable nights I can remember during the recent holiday weekend. It wasn’t anything fancy–my family gathered in the living room with 3 guitars (only two of us could actually play, and of the two of us, only one was good–and that wasn’t me!). We spent the evening playing, singing, laughing. [...]
1 Sep
Preparation
September is here again, and in this month I will begin my second year at Fuller Seminary. Technically, I’m about 1/2 way through my MDiv program because of my transfer units, but that will all be evened out this year as I cut back a little on classes. I’m hoping to focus more and more [...]
6 Aug
Walking the Talk…As Well As We Can
I’ve gotten a few questions about the status of some of the things I’ve posted about, so here’s a quick update:
The Garden: The garden is doing great! We’ve been harvesting lettuce for our own salads and really loving it. We’ve let a couple of stalks bolt so they can go to seed–hopefully we’ll be able [...]
Just a joyful Catholic girl trying to live as simply and consciously and gratefully as possible in this beautiful, amazing world...and bringing as many as possible along for the ride.