by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 14, 2014 | Praying in Color
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...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 12, 2014 | Praying in Color
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...
by Sybil Macbeth | Dec 11, 2014 | Praying in Color
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...
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...
