a blog of writing and wandering
I've been trying to find a good format for blogging reflective posts. Sometimes my musings and "what is Amanda doing lately" posts can be incredibly drawn out, or just very boring for all (including myself). But I do think it is important to write these reflections down, and why do I have a blog, if…
Continue reading ➞ Moving, Preaching, and Being Present | weekend reflections v. I
Do you ever find that your reading habits happen in phases? That's at least how I read much of the time. While I was at the monastery, I entered a phase of reading nonfiction and essays. In the past, I've mostly read fiction for fun, but I think a year of not being in school…
A few weeks ago, I packed up and moved. I almost added "again" to the end of that sentence, because there have been a lot of moves, a lot of movement. How do you make routine, make meaning, stay grounded when everything changes every few weeks? How do you be when all is change, adjustment, movement? These…
I've had the odd experience this year of being able to answer the "what do you do" question with "Oh, I'm interning at a monastery". Sometimes it comes off as a rather flippant answer--one of those I'm-doing-something-really-unusual/cool-and-I-know-it answers. But after having lived this experience, 24/7, for the past nine months, I must confess that it isn't…
Continue reading ➞ Living in Community: Eucharist in the Difficult Times
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