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Two of my favorite words are disgruntled and gruntled. Both sound kind of grouchy and grumpy. Disgruntled is a familiar word. It means "displeased, discontented, unhappy, and annoyed." I know how to do disgruntled. It's the opposite of grateful. But what about the...
Advent is the season of preparation for God's coming into the world as a flesh and blood person. Lush and heady words pepper our Advent vocabulary and theology---incarnation, anticipation, preparation, hope, despair, annunciation.... But Advent is also a season of...
Here are are four upcoming Praying in Color events. Please pass on this information to people who might be interested. Thank you. 1) Saturday, October 26, 2024 Sharpsville United Methodist, Sharpsville, Indiana 2) Saturday, November 2, 2024 St. Andrew's Presbyterian...
Hurricane Milton is bearing down on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Milton has been described as a Monster---its size, power, strength, speed.... No one knows for sure where or when it will make landfall--sometime late Wednesday night, somewhere between Tampa and Naples. I...
Besides doodling my prayers, I love to doodle just for fun. I have a sketchbook for TV Doodles--those random things I draw while watching TV or drinking coffee. I've noticed something lately; many of my doodles start with a cross. I'm not sure why. Is it an easy way...
My usual Lent is a 46-day challenge of overambitious reading of Scripture and devotionals, attempts at behavior changes, acts of kindness, giving up favorite things, and doodling on several calendars. I can never quite settle on a single path or discipline. My...
Praying the Journey to Easter on a Calendar Template Using a calendar template is a simple, daily, and playful (but serious) practice for praying our way through the forty days of Lent. Each day, choose a word to ponder or a person to pray for. Write the word or name...
May the Word Made Flesh dwell in your hearts.
(Advent Calendar Templates for 2023 are in the previous post from October 23.) Celebrate this Thanksgiving with a visual gratitude list. Below are a pumpkin-like template and five turkey templates for a pre- or post-dinner Thanksgiving activity for adults and kids....