Probably this is very uninteresting for most. HOWEVER, I found it fascinating and I'm the one writing so THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE. So, a couple of people, over the course of the last week or so, have texted me this podcast. Last week was crazypants, due to multiple holidays of multiple cultures overlapping (Halloween/Continue reading "DUDE MEAT ALLERGY PODCAST"
Do you still believe in me, Lauren?
Because, in true-to-myself fashion, I went to the fabric store yesterday. Just to look. Oh, and there's a dance this weekend. And, while I have a closet full of beautiful dresses, I thought I'd at least look. Just in case. Three yards of shining taffeta-blend later... ..yep. I did it. I bought it. I cutContinue reading "Do you still believe in me, Lauren?"
Jesus Christ is unfortunately not running for POTUS
My job has many facets. I work at a very old church, and the building itself is actually the eighth building for a church community that stretches back to the turn of the eighteenth century. Because of its historic significance (second-oldest continuously-operating parish in the U.S.) and its cultural significance (first to the wave ofContinue reading "Jesus Christ is unfortunately not running for POTUS"
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Not that I'm super into the holiday or anything. But. I do have two things I can share. The first is a spooky photo. There is a garden statue in my garden that is of a little girl. Do you notice that, somehow, kids can be super creepy? Anyway. Her arm is broken. It's myContinue reading "HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"
Plans to do ALL THE THINGS
My spiritual director is a quiet, gentle man. His spirit is opposite mine, I guess, in many ways. About once a month I sit in an office and talk about my prayer life and how I sense God in my stuff and what not. ANYWAY. I have no idea if this is standard spiritual directionContinue reading "Plans to do ALL THE THINGS"
Faith. Working in love.
I went to mass on Tuesday, in the evening, in a small chapel with an even smaller congregation. At the beginning of mass there were only three of us. The priest looked at the other two and then at me and offered an apologetic, “I think this is going to be in Spanish tonight.” IContinue reading "Faith. Working in love."
One more about Poland
Somehow, being in Poland is a small exercise in returning to my childhood. All of my maternal relatives, the generation of grandparents and great-aunts-and-uncles, elected to speak Polish to each other when they gathered…Thanksgiving, Christmas, Weddings, Baptisms, etc. I remember being a child, remember the process of learning new words and applying them to myContinue reading "One more about Poland"
Poland, mine very own Poland
Poland 4ever. Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland. I wish that my heart was as good and clean and wholesome and beautiful and lovable and pure as the beautiful country of Poland. As my plane was landing, I laughed to myself. Last month, when I gave a talk on joy (wherein I basically just actually talked aboutContinue reading "Poland, mine very own Poland"
Pants
Pants. I have an "it's complicated" relationship with them. Skirts are easier for me. Because you can get a skirt in any of the sizes from: it catches your frame from the bottom of your rib cage (a.k.a. the "natural waist") to it sits at the fullest part of the hip and, the main pointContinue reading "Pants"
10 Things you probably didn’t know about the SCOTTISH HIGHLAND COW
Lookit this guy. Just lookit ‘im. This is a Scottish Highland cow. And once I was like, “Hey, readers, I will write about something if you ask nicely,” and someone was like “Scottish Highland Cows” AND BEFORE YOU THINK I RENEGE ON MY PROMISES…ahem. Read ye on. Ten things you probs didn't know about ScottishContinue reading "10 Things you probably didn’t know about the SCOTTISH HIGHLAND COW"
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