by Marissa | Mar 21, 2013 | DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, GuestPost, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Uncategorised
I’ve become a monthly contributor for my friend Beth of Red and Honey which I am very excited about. This month, being so close to Easter, I’m sharing a simple but meaningful way that we share the Easter story and the life of Jesus with our girls....
by Marissa | Jan 8, 2013 | DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, Image-Update, JoiningCommunity, Uncategorised
More and more, I find that as we practice the spiritual seasons and events in our lives, I see how my mind and spirit have naturally followed these seasons over the years. Now, our practice has simply given voice to this flow of worship. It’s always a bit hard...
by Marissa | Dec 3, 2012 | Advent, DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, Image-Update, Uncategorised
Yesterday was the first day of Advent, the week of hope. I wrote last week about anticipating Christ amidst the chaos and as I began writing this I sat in my living room that looked as if the girls dresser drawers had all of its contents overturned onto the floor. My...
by Marissa | Oct 17, 2012 | DiscoveringSpirit, Faith, Image-Update, Uncategorised
Sitting next to me, book in hand, her troubled voice uttered words that felt as if she had glimpsed my very core, “ Mama, I’m looking for Jesus. I can’t find Jesus. Where’s Jesus?” Cecily was looking for a story about Jesus but her words described how I so often feel....
by Marissa | Jun 23, 2012 | Faith, Farm, Home, Image-Update, Life, Uncategorised
It’s been dry here for the past few weeks. I’ve even had to water my garden and parts of my lawn is brown. When so many that we know make their livelihood off of the land and as we become more conscious of the work that goes into our food production, the...
by Marissa | May 25, 2012 | Faith, Farm, Image-Update, Life, Uncategorised
It seems that life lately has been an ongoing saga of awakening, wrestling and releasing. It’s brought a bit of silence to my written voice here because I find it hard to give words to the light and the every day happenings yet haven’t been ready to share the more...
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