Dear Friend, “We hope this message finds you happy and healthy!” the cheery voicemail from our kids’ school began late last week. We could hear the “but” coming though, as the …
Dear Friend, “Um…that was awkward!” That’s what we sometimes hear from our three teens or two younger children after they see us chatting with strangers at Trinity House Café, the grocery check-out aisle, the church …
Dear Friend, “Fear, pain, anxiety, betrayal, stress,” our pastor said in his homily last Sunday. “Our emotions are all over the place,” he said, before drawing our attention to the words of Jesus in …
Dear Friend, Candidly, the start of summer has caught our family flat-footed. In our defense, last week we—along with our team of wonderful baristas and volunteers!—reopened Trinity House Café + Market after 11 weeks of temporary closure …
Dear Friend, On Pentecost Sunday, we went on a family daytrip, and at the church we visited, heard a homily which we are still discussing. The priest recounted how, a few Christmases ago, he was …
Dear Friend, In mid-March when everything went sideways, one of the first memorable things we did as a family was a two-hour traipse through the countryside behind our home, somehow finding a …
Dear Friend, Doorways. Thresholds. Doorposts. We pass through them constantly, but do we ever stop to think about these commonplace aspects of our homes? If you’ve participated in our Heaven in Your Home …
Dear Friend, “Are we going to Mass next Sunday?” our 8-year-old son asked after our 7th consecutive virtual Sunday Mass in as many weeks. Depending on how things go in our state of Virginia this week, …
Dear Friend, We are now entering an in-between phase of re-opening and staying closed, of wanting to resume ‘normalcy,’ but needing to remain cautious. It’s a confusing mindset. It’s easier to either …
Apr. 2020, Week 4: Family Culture by Soren and Ever Johnson “Ships passing in the night” is how some friends recently described their family life during these days of sheltering at home. …
Apr. 2020, Week 3: Household Economy by Soren and Ever Johnson The silver linings of this stay-at-home season aren’t exactly hidden. One of them is summed up in this kitchen dialogue we’ve heard on …
Apr. 2020, Week 2: Person & Relationships by Soren and Ever Johnson Christ is risen! Alleluia! May Easter joy spill into your life even in this unusual season of collective loss. We have …
Dear Friend, “We hope this message finds you happy and healthy!” the cheery voicemail from our kids’ school began late last week. We could hear the “but” coming though, as the …
Dear Friend, “Um…that was awkward!” That’s what we sometimes hear from our three teens or two younger children after they see us chatting with strangers at Trinity House Café, the grocery check-out aisle, the church …
Dear Friend, “Fear, pain, anxiety, betrayal, stress,” our pastor said in his homily last Sunday. “Our emotions are all over the place,” he said, before drawing our attention to the words of Jesus in …
Dear Friend, Candidly, the start of summer has caught our family flat-footed. In our defense, last week we—along with our team of wonderful baristas and volunteers!—reopened Trinity House Café + Market after 11 weeks of temporary closure …
Dear Friend, On Pentecost Sunday, we went on a family daytrip, and at the church we visited, heard a homily which we are still discussing. The priest recounted how, a few Christmases ago, he was …
Dear Friend, In mid-March when everything went sideways, one of the first memorable things we did as a family was a two-hour traipse through the countryside behind our home, somehow finding a …
Dear Friend, Doorways. Thresholds. Doorposts. We pass through them constantly, but do we ever stop to think about these commonplace aspects of our homes? If you’ve participated in our Heaven in Your Home …
Dear Friend, “Are we going to Mass next Sunday?” our 8-year-old son asked after our 7th consecutive virtual Sunday Mass in as many weeks. Depending on how things go in our state of Virginia this week, …
Dear Friend, We are now entering an in-between phase of re-opening and staying closed, of wanting to resume ‘normalcy,’ but needing to remain cautious. It’s a confusing mindset. It’s easier to either …
Apr. 2020, Week 4: Family Culture by Soren and Ever Johnson “Ships passing in the night” is how some friends recently described their family life during these days of sheltering at home. …
Apr. 2020, Week 3: Household Economy by Soren and Ever Johnson The silver linings of this stay-at-home season aren’t exactly hidden. One of them is summed up in this kitchen dialogue we’ve heard on …
Apr. 2020, Week 2: Person & Relationships by Soren and Ever Johnson Christ is risen! Alleluia! May Easter joy spill into your life even in this unusual season of collective loss. We have …
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