Tag: writing

• “It Came upon the Midnight Clear”

  I’m having the time of my life during this “Safer at Home” interlude in our lives. I average about eight hours a day on writing my newest book, Talking with God through Music: Seasonal Hymns. I’ve written a dozen reflections on Advent carols, and thirteen reflections on Christmas carols, with eight more to go. Then […]

  Marian

  May 12, 2020

  Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

  angels, books, controversial hymn, Edmund Sears, It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Peace on Earth, reflections, Richard Willis, Seasonal Hymns, slavery, Talking with God through Music, Unitarian minister, writing

• Why in the World do I keep writing blog posts?

  

  When I sat down at my computer to draft this blog post, my dog Floey came up to me, sat down, looked up and asked, “Hey, Mom. Why in the world do you keep writing blog posts? Just think about how much time we would have for walks if you didn’t do all this writing.” […]

  Marian

  December 8, 2015

  Blogs, God’s Love, Reflections

  blog posts, Floey, God’s love, God-given gifts, going for a walk, Joan Chittister, life calling, Monastic Way, passion for writing, reflections, spiritual beings, Teilhard de Chardin, term paper, whispering winds, Whispering Winds Blog, writing

• Remembering the past and getting excited about the present

  Saturday evening Mim and I went to a fancy Italian restaurant for dinner. We celebrated forty years of living together. As many of you know, Mim and I met forty years ago at a church Bible Study. I had just been offered a job in Chicago and was staying with a friend for a few […]

  Marian

  February 4, 2013

  Blogs, Book Recommendations, Celebrations, Goals, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  40th anniversary, Abbey, anniversary, author website, blogging, books, Buffalo Ice Cream Parlor, change in my life, daily devotions, devotional book, friends, Gary Gopher, God’s love, Gregory Goose, hospitality, kindness, life calling, life changes, listening for God, love your neighbor, reflections, reflections on everyday life, remembering the past, spirituality, talking with God, WestBow Press, writing

• Making Progress

  For thousands of years, from Abraham to Paul, God has been trying to teach us about hospitality – both by example and by instruction. From my mom to Mim, God has been teaching me to pay attention to all of these lessons. My second book, Come, Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest:  Adventures in Hospitality, is […]

  Marian

  January 6, 2013

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

  accomplishments, Adventures in Hospitality, Christmas Mountain, Come Lord Jesus Be Our Guest, devotional book, God’s love, Greyhound Bus Station, hospitality, kindness, learning curve, life challenges, listening for God, love your neighbor, reflections, spirituality, strangers, talking with God, writing, writing retreat