Hello, hello, sleepyheads. Wake up, wake up! Another day awaits! Drum roll, please. We have two lovely winners for Karen Maezen Miller’s signed copies of Hand Wash Cold. [May I take a little detour here, first, to thank all of you for your beautiful descriptions of spring. I wish I could shower every single one […]
Momma Zen Does It Again
In January, while the cold wintry winds blew the snow into higher mounds outside, I holed up in a local coffee shop and read an advance copy of Karen Maezen Miller’s new book Hand Wash Cold: Care Instructions for an Ordinary Life. I didn’t know what to expect, except as most of you know by […]
Hand Wash Cold
A quiet, gentle introduction to an exquisite book. I took off work one day in January to read a galley copy of it. It took my breath away. Order your copy today. It’ll arrive before Easter, just in time for some spring cleaning–inside and out. Come back here on Monday, April 5th, and I’ll tell […]
Ritual Observance
In all fairness, if you’re going to read Religion Explained, you might feel the need to read some other book–Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis, perhaps–that will tilt the balance the other direction. I, for one, was ready to read Religion Explained. It makes sense to me…and I’m ready to hear the hard truth, as uncomfortable […]
Mini-Retreat: Day Four
On this final day of our Mini-Retreat, you will be entering into this space with a rough idea of what you think your life is like now and what you want it to be. I want to applaud you for getting this far, for it’s not easy to put a magnifying glass, so steadfastly, to […]