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 vestibule, or elsewhere. Even before Covid-19 thrust us…
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 the Gospel reading: “Be not afraid.” Now is…
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 due to COVID-19 restrictions. You know that moment, after…
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 gifted an Alexa, which to this day remains unopened…
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 path we had never hiked before. The kids scuffled…
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 Workshop, you know that doorways are a basic…
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, it looks like our answer might just be…
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 be in “lockdown” or “normal,” but we’re in…
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. This is an easy pattern to slip into—especially…
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 many recent mornings: “C’mon, Charlie, let’s go see…
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 lost our normal lives and we have lost…
Apr. 2020, Week 1: Faith Life by Soren and Ever Johnosn “No words for this,” an economist said last week, in response to the sudden rise in unemployment over the past three weeks. As we journey through Holy Week, toward the…
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