Category: Reflections on Shuffle-Play
-
In the Bleak Midwinter
Reflections on Shuffle-Play So far, what have I done that has made this Advent season different than any other? Let’s see, I have been slowly feeding my “piggy bank” for ELCA World Hunger. I found a five-dollar bill in the cemetery the other day and put it in the piggy bank instead of using it…
-
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (an exercise to write a reflection each day on a song from my morning run) God has made everything beautiful in its time. – Ecclesiastes 3:11 Oftentimes a word or a phrase will get stuck in my head. Especially as I am praying over a certain text or a certain thought or…
-
Even If
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the daily exercise to write a reflection based on a song from that morning’s run) There are two pivotal words in the Bible story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. The words are “even if.” If you grew up in the church you likely have known this Bible story most of your life.…
-
Chocolate
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where she writes a reflection based on a song from that morning’s run) Sweet days. This life has had a few seasons that were so sweet. Days when I couldn’t wait to wake up in the morning because there was so much joy seeping into the hours. The first summers…
-
Finish Line
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where I write a reflection each day on a song from that morning’s run) My husband’s parents died in 2007 – his father, Butch, in January and his mother, Dottie, in August. Our eldest, Owen, was just one year old then and our baby, Jesse, was born in June of…
-
Nothin’ on Me
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where I write a reflection inspired by a song from that morning’s run) I do not have high standards when it comes to movies. Basically, I’m content if there is a happy ending. However, I was watching a made-for-TV movie the other day that was so unremarkable I simply couldn’t…
-
Sunday Morning
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where I write a reflection based on a song from that morning’s run) I didn’t lead worship today. I get a few Sundays off each year and while it is nice to have a Sunday now and then to not extend the mental energy toward preparing a sermon and not…
-
Tripping Billies
Reflections on Shuffle Play (an exercise in which I write a reflection based on that morning’s run) I wish I kept count of all the times that people talked about calories, points, diet, or weight over the course of our Thanksgiving festivities. It was the first Thanksgiving of my life I was feeling comfortable in…
-
Losing My Religion
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (the thing where I write a reflection inspired by a song from that day’s run) Dieting is so much like a religion. Think about it: It’s common in religions to have lists of actions that are permissible to do and not permissible to do. Diets are entirely made up of those kinds…
-
You’re My Best Friend
Reflections on Shuffle-Play (where I write each day inspired by a song from that morning’s run) I’m not at my Shiny Glittery Most excellent Very Best State of Being Today. Not even close. Pretty sure if I were to step On the scale today It would say I weigh One thousand pounds. I don’t want…