Lots has happened this summer... and lots is yet to happen. I got a job in Scotland with the Iona Community, an ecumenical Christian community focusing on teaching and living Celtic Christianity. My job is to be the musician on the island, and so to provide music for 11 worships a week, to teach the… Continue reading Update long in coming
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Three random posts
Christ is Risen! He is Risen, Indeed! My favorite Emily Dickinson poem was used in church this morning, and I include it here as my "thing to ponder on Easter Sunday": Tell all the truth but tell it slant, Success in circuit lies, Too bright for our infirm delight The truth's superb surprise; As lightning… Continue reading Three random posts
Running
Part one -- top five reasons I run: 1) To keep in shape -- my weight doesn't always go down, but I love the way my body looks and feels when I'm doing well with running. 2) To de-stress -- nothing like pounding the pavement and running until my heart hurts and I am too… Continue reading Running
Cat Breath
I had one of Gould Farm's famous feta / pesto / tomato pizza pieces last night, and it had two whole cloves of garlic on it. I'm a garlic fan, but 2 whole cloves is still a lot to consume straight up. So I picked them off and left them on a plate on (what… Continue reading Cat Breath
MLK, Jr Day
All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality. Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase. Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it. Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted. ~Martin Luther King,… Continue reading MLK, Jr Day
New Fun Stuff
Notice the new links on the sidebar -- Free Rice is a website that supposedly donates 20 grains of rice to feed the hungry for every vocabulary word you get right... I mostly do it for the vocab practice. Sometimes I think most of the world's wrongs could be set aright if enough people knew… Continue reading New Fun Stuff
och, aye
I miss puffins and sea kayaking and hairy coos and sheep and Dun I and excellent mead and duvet covers and ceilidhs and jetty seals and all around good craic... A gold star for you if you can guess what/where I'm talking about... I had a puffin on my back once. And the traveling bug… Continue reading och, aye
PopKale and Potato Day
I love the farm. We keep having quintessential farm-type gatherings lately... Children were interpretive dancing in the living room with plastic hard hats to piano, flute, and violin celtic music played by our incredible musicians 2-year old Benjamin was helping 97-year old Roma with her breakfast "Popkale" (kale baked in oil and salt) is a… Continue reading PopKale and Potato Day
Liminal Spaces
One farewell One application to a new job One engagement Three deaths (one funeral) Three birthdays All in one week No wonder I feel a bit like I'm reeling. It's been a liminal week (look it up... it's one of my favorite words). Sunday I stood by the bed of a saint (Mary) who was… Continue reading Liminal Spaces
Congratulate me…
I'm officially finished with my first paper of my grad school career. And I'd forgotten how gratifying it is to say "yes, that's good" and hand over your very own creation. I love writing... why don't I do it more often?
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