As of tomorrow evening, I will have been back a week from my annual effort to polish my meager musical talents. This year, I was especially eager to focus on a slightly different aspect of Orthodox worship: the Church Slavonic language that was especially formulated for worshipping God, in the Slavic tradition. As the instructor [...]
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Reflections on Jordanville
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, Music, spiritual warfare on July 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Let the Sun Shine In
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, domestic domovaya on May 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Today, I washed my windows for the first time in five years.
I take no responsibility for this execrable lapse. Five years ago, the city decided to dig up a perfectly usable main street — the one in front of our house — and repave it. Mind you, in this city there are streets that haven’t [...]
Still Frightful, But…
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, My Life in Christ on January 18, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This is, what, the fourth or fifth Sunday with measurable snow?! Last week, I missed church, and Father told me on Monday that there were four people in attendance, besides himself and his wife — and two of those were chanters. This weekend, he cancelled Liturgy altogether. A good thing he did, because the projected [...]
Faking Joy
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, spiritual warfare on December 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the blogs I read regularly posted a link to Emilie’s blog. I don’t often ask “Why?!” but this post has me shocked to the core.
I think that for me, the worst aspect of this young woman’s situation is that she’s Catholic. I suppose that’s better than being nothing, but all I can think [...]
Well, That Was Interesting…
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities on September 14, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I guess I should have written a post before attempting to insert the photo, but anyway, my last post shows this project halfway done. I’m very happy with it, though I’d be happier if I’d been able to do anything more this week. However, Life doesn’t work that way — poor old Dad fell on [...]
The Death Room
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, Health and Its Absurdities, spiritual warfare on September 6, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve been reflecting, between yesterday and today, that one year ago I curled up for a nap in the Morris chair, and woke up four hours later freezing cold on a bright summery day with a high of 75F. A trip to the emergency room resulted in my being admitted, and one year ago today, [...]
How It All Began
Posted in Church Life, Falling Apart at the Seams, My Life in Christ, spiritual warfare on June 20, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I’ve been meaning to write about this for some time, and the fortieth anniversary of its beginning seems as good a place as any to start.
1968. The height of the protests against the Vietnam War. For those of us who had “people” over there, children, or brothers and sisters, or fiances or spouses, those protests [...]
OK, You Southern Belles…
Posted in Church Life, Falling Apart at the Seams, spiritual warfare on June 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
…how do you stand the heat?!?! Today’s high was 99F, and all I can think is, “This is only June…” It wouldn’t be so bad if I could afford to sit around stark naked, but I would probably forget and answer the door like that; and with my figure, whoever it was would pass [...]
“Inhale…”
Posted in Falling Apart at the Seams, domestic domovaya on May 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »
As in, “Take a deep breath, let it out slowly, and give thanks to God!”
My surgery is done, and to all appearances, I am on the mend! After the horrors of 2006, I can’t believe how easily this one is going — I still have energy, I still have my sense of humor, and best [...]
