by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Writing
Play involves risk. Creativity embraces gambles. When we engage in the work of writing, we sometimes forget the fun of it, the way it can be a bit of recreation. The Surprising Joy of Constraint After my husband’s recent birthday supper celebration, our...
by Lane | Easter, Lent, Spiritual Practices, Stations of the Cross, Writing
In decades past, upon arriving home from my travels, I rushed to the photo-finishing shop, in a hurry to drop off undeveloped film, eager to see the snapshots of memories made. A few days later, I pushed the glass door open again as the cling-clang of the bell...
by Lane | Devotional, Writing
Grief visits us all. Perhaps the grief of the day feels small, one drop upon a large pond. Perhaps the grief of the day descends like a sudden storm on a calm lake, upending all in its path. Grief accompanies loss. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ book On Death and Dying...
by Lane | Devotional, Easter, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing
On Ash Wednesday, I enter the dim sanctuary to hear my beginning and ending declared: “from dust you are, to dust you shall return.” (Gen. 3:19) The rector marks my forehead with ashes. In the starkness, I mourn. I ache. I long. I grieve. So...
