Pondering and Praying a Word at 35,000 Feet

One of the best and worst things about air travel is being trapped in a seat for several hours. I often accomplish more in the time in those cramped quarters than I do at home in a whole day. On a flight back home on the first Sunday of Advent I started to doodle just...

Advent 3 Check-In

Signs of Advent’s passage and Christmas’s swift approach are everywhere in my house: The Paperwhite narcissus bulbs I planted just over two weeks ago have 10-inch tall stems. Several blossoms are about to pop open. The spaces on the Advent calendars are...

Clutter Tree

My kitchen counters are a 3-D diary of my daily life. Receipts, unread newsletters and articles, an empty glasses case (glasses MIA), suntan lotion, an almost used-up toothpaste tube, sticky notes, unsticky notes, magazines, scrunchies, crumbs…litter every...

Lingering

One of the things I like about doodling while I pray is the opportunity to linger with the people I’m praying for. Lingering with people in person who are sick, suffering, or mourning is not always easy for me. I tend to get shy, afraid, and tongue-tied in...