No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year, we have the assurance of Spring waiting around a cold corner to unveil the earth with new life. The view outside my window today brings a mixed message as Spring perches on a winter-ish branch above would-be blossoms buried under the weight of snow. It’s easy to fix our … [Read more...]
Spring – Season of Hope
Spring is a season of hope. No matter how mild the winter, this time every year we wait anxiously for the beginning of Spring and the “new” it brings. And it’s less than three weeks away! Looking from my office window I’m not seeing a change in season yet - but assured it’s hidden within the mix of a robin perched on a naked … [Read more...]
Desert to Destination
No matter how early Ash Wednesday comes every year we always have the assurance spring is waiting around the cold corner to unveil the earth with new life. It’s Ash Wednesday – almost. And it brings hope and a 40-day journey that has purpose and destination. Resurrection. Lent, an Old English word meaning spring, begins … [Read more...]
Desert or Dessert
It seems no matter how early Ash Wednesday shows up on the calendar, we have the assurance Spring is waiting around the cold corner to pour out new life and breath. While the earth sleeps under a heavy blanket of snow, we’re called to wake up during Lent. We need a season of new beginning just as the earth needs to … [Read more...]
Fastnachts and Forty Days
What is? . . . starch squares or rounds made with potato flour, sugar, lard, and weighs in with 12 to 21 grams of fat? We stand in bakery and grocery lines once a year for them . . . a fastnacht! A popular Pennsylvania tradition we celebrate in our area is Fastnacht Day. A German word meaning before the fast. Fried bread … [Read more...]