by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 10, 2014 | Praying in Color
How do I know whether I have missed an opportunity or had a near miss with trouble? As I burst through the doors of a department store into the parking lot on Monday morning, a short, older woman also exiting the store shouted to me, “Are You going near Poplar...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 9, 2014 | Praying in Color
Today a fresh Frasier fir stands in the corner of my living room. As the tree acclimates to the temperature of the room, the branches have opened, expanding the diameter of the lush green tutu circling the tree’s trunk. The needles are soft with no sign of brown...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 8, 2014 | Praying in Color
This is one of my favorite inexpensive gift ideas for Advent, Christmas, or Epiphany. Bulbs: $2.78 for two + Stones: $1.98 on sale + Star Container: $1 = $5.76 + tax Result: In about 3 to 4 weeks, you will have 6″- 12″ flowering stalks. It is so...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 7, 2014 | Praying in Color
Here is the first week of my Advent tree calendar. On this calendar I pray for people and places–for healing, in gratitude, for restoration. I doodle, pray with words, let go of words, doodle, listen, pray more words if they come, and generally, try to be...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 6, 2014 | Praying in Color
I’m a real fan of hodgepodge/homegrown Advent wreaths. Ever since I failed a couple of decades ago at weaving and wiring greenery into a metal ring in a church basement, I have given up using prefabricated frames. Now I use four random candle holders and...
