Every year for the past EIGHT years I have attended a remarkable retreat over New Year’s at Marytown. Not this year, though. For reasons outside of of knowledge, said retreat is cancelled. My yearly connection with all that is good and holy, my yearly refocus and refresh and rejuvenation…gone. To say I’m lost is likeContinueContinue reading “MINI CAMINO NEW YEARS INFO”
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More Art. 4ever vulnerable.
I just created an Etsy shop. And it has some scarves that I created. And then I reapplied deodorant because, tbh, it’s scary to be like, “Hey, um, world…what do you think about my art?” Because the reality is: maybe the world doesn’t like my art. Don’t ask me what happens then. Because I don’tContinueContinue reading “More Art. 4ever vulnerable.”
Synod Report. Part 1.
A few weeks ago, jet-lagged but handling the sitch with grace (and, let’s be real: gelato), I was hanging out at the Trevi Fountain in Rome under the night sky surrounded by people and gripping my wallet so as not to be pick-pocketed. A friend of mine was ordained in St. Peter’s earlier in theContinueContinue reading “Synod Report. Part 1.”
40+ Great Detroit Dates
Does anyone even go on dates anymore or did I basically write this with the 1940’s in mind? NO ONE KNOWS. Honestly, though, the rhyming and potential click factor was just way higher than me saying, “40 places I’d recommend in Detroit.” To be frank. Reality: people know that I love the city and areContinueContinue reading “40+ Great Detroit Dates”
DUDE MEAT ALLERGY PODCAST
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/ContinueContinue 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 cutContinueContinue 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 ofContinueContinue 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 myContinueContinue 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 directionContinueContinue reading “Plans to do ALL THE THINGS”
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 myContinueContinue reading “One more about Poland”
Seashell Nell 