by Jon | May 26, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
Last Sunday, May 19th, was a big day for us at Westfield. It was Pentecost, the church’s commemoration of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the disciples and celebration of the ways the Spirit continues to work in our lives. We had a colorful installation...
by Jon | May 11, 2013 | daily, feat., g, mama |
To my sweet Mama, It’s been four years since we last shared a Mother’s Day together in person. This time four years ago you were in the middle of a rigorous series of chemo treatments–treatments we discovered the following July had worked. That fall,...
by Jon | Apr 28, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
After a week in simply spring-y Georgia, I am back in Connecticut basking in the warm spring sun and watching the trees sprout out their baby green leaves. I was back in the South to go to my dear seminary friend’s wedding in Mobile (fun fact: Mobile has the...
by Jon | Jan 13, 2013 | feat., g, stoles |
I love stoles. Fact. I like all kinds: patterned ones, painted ones, even be-tasseled ones are growing on me. But the one’s I like the most are ones with quilted or pieced designs–ones that have texture and in their own way, tell a story. I won’t...
by Jon | Dec 29, 2012 | daily, g, new to the north, pix |
You might not realize this, but for a Southerner snow is magic. It’s beautiful, quiet, clean. It’s also terrifying. Two nights ago, I was headed to the airport to pick up G. It was dark early–something I’ve learned is just part of Northern...