With all the talk lately about the early 1980’s, I thought I’d pull my dusty yearbook off the shelf and reflect. I was 16 in the Summer of 1982, and like any rising high school senior, I wasn’t fully aware that this was a transitional time between two very different eras. On the one … More Reflections on the Year 1982
Wednesdays we’ve been working on photography as art study. … More Wednesdays
What’s warm, secreted by a gland near the stomach, smells ambrosial, and can be molded into most any shape? Well, it’d have to be bee’s wax! On a recent visit to The Monastery of St. John of San Francisco, we discovered the age-old art of candle making. Elliot, who’s been working in their big metal … More Making Candles at St. John’s Monastery
It was late when we saw the sign. Well after dark, the temperature gauge in our rented SUV still read 85 degrees. Our headlights touched the wide house and a dog lurched out, tail wagging, energetic to see visitors even in the waning heat. There were no street lights up here, just turkeys, gentle grape-lined … More The Hills of Manton
If you’ve been Orthodox for awhile, you’ve probably stepped into the narthex during an ongoing baptismal service. If you are like our family, as hard as we try, sometimes we are running a wee bit late to church and we tread up to the door thinking that the Divine Liturgy is just beginning. Then, the … More The Narthex
A collection of photo essays from Metro Academic High School Students
mothering, teaching and living through an Orthodox Christian Lens
mothering, teaching and living through an Orthodox Christian Lens
The Life of An Acreage Farmer in Iowa
Bev. Cooke, YA author: Writing and Faith and Fulminating, Fulminating and Writing and Faith. And memes.
Reflections on life and Christianity, through the eyes of a trucker.
seeking the Lord's dwellings in simplicity
mothering, teaching and living through an Orthodox Christian Lens
Angelina's Garden 