knittingprose | August 4, 2010
This is a letter I wrote to a friend who’s struggling with panic attacks and felt compelled to share here. It’s sort of ‘my story’ I guess and what’s led me to where I am. *****, I just want to tell you that I really feel for you here! As a very young child I [...]
knittingprose | November 3, 2009
I recently got my hands on a copy of Shane Claiborne’s book, Irresistible Revolution. Shane is a Christ follower, originally from east Tennessee, living in the city of Philadelphia as a member of an intentional community called the Simple Way. Okay, that was a lot of information for one sentence. You may now be asking [...]
knittingprose | October 27, 2009
This week I spent some time making herbal remedies and trying my hand at infusions. First, I made an herbal healing salve. Using comfrey, calendula, plantain and St. Johnswort I ended up with a wonderful salve scented with lavender. It feels very nice on the skin and I’ve gotten into a habit of using it [...]
knittingprose | October 10, 2009
I’ve been a bit absent from the blog world lately. When life picks up the pace Live Writer seems to get left in the dust. I’m hoping to change that habit. I get all these thoughts and things I want to put down on virtual paper and then *poof*, they’re gone before I can find [...]
knittingprose | September 2, 2009
I used to love the PBS show, Breaking Bread with Father Dominic. I wonder if anyone else remembers that one. It’s not on around here anymore. I sure miss that show. There really is something special and alluring about home-baked bread. I used to make home-baked pizza dough all the time and my family beg [...]
knittingprose | August 12, 2009
Life is a vapor. This phrase has visited me time and time again over the past few months. God has been stirring up our family. Like a tiny breeze whipping up dead leaves, it started small with gentle stirrings in my heart. He would show me my sin and lead me to repentance. He’s guided [...]
