shelisloterbeekDec 30, 20213 minWord for the Year: Reflection & AnticipationLike a lot of people, I choose a word, or usually more like a word chooses me for the year. There's nothing magical about the word, or...
shelisloterbeekDec 20, 20214 minLessons in Writing an Icon and Contemplating MaryThere are a few things on my bucket list - and learning how to paint an icon was one of them. I’ve been particularly drawn to them over...
shelisloterbeekSep 27, 20212 minHolding All the Falling"The leaves fall, fall as from far, Like distant gardens withered in the heavens; They fall with slow and lingering descent. And in the...
shelisloterbeekJun 13, 20212 minMy Whole Life Toward HeavenNearly every morning I sit with the sun. I watch it as it brings light to the space where I reside. I am not unaware that it has already...
shelisloterbeekMay 30, 20213 minWhat if?What if? The question of the imagination. I've had people in my life tell me they don't have an imagination. However, I think if a person...
shelisloterbeekFeb 28, 20212 minNourishing CreationDoes it ever happen to you that you see a word, a phrase, anything really, come up over and over within a week or even just a few days? I...
shelisloterbeekFeb 16, 20211 minInvitation: a slow journey through lentSometimes I like things slow. Okay, I like things slow almost all of the time. (You can read about why that is here.) And sometimes I...
shelisloterbeekJan 23, 20213 minTake a Deep Breath...There was a time when the only deep breaths I would take were as I sat in a doctor's office and they would place their cold stethoscope...
shelisloterbeekJan 23, 20212 minThe Sweetness of AdversityGrapefruit - some might consider it the black sheep of the citrus world. Growing up I wanted to like it, it smelled so lovely, but the...
shelisloterbeekJan 5, 20212 minA Different Kind of WordYears ago I began noticing a word or a theme that would repeatedly make an appearance throughout the year. Then at some point, I heard a...
shelisloterbeekNov 29, 20202 min"I Will Light Candles this Christmas"I didn't grow up celebrating Advent. In fact, if you had asked me what it was I probably would have said "it sounds Catholic" or...
shelisloterbeekOct 2, 20202 minDesert Teachings: Holding things LooselyI come from a lush land where things grow in the ground, sometimes even without watering them. I come from a place with four distinct,...
shelisloterbeekApr 5, 20202 minAn Invitation: to sit with the palmsToday is Palm Sunday. The Sunday before Easter. For some that means nothing. For others it brings memories of children dancing and...
shelisloterbeekMar 10, 20202 minFreeing Anger and FearAnger. Fear. These are big emotions. They take up a lot of space in our body, mind and spirit. And they seem to be winding their way in...
shelisloterbeekFeb 13, 20202 minMy Story: The Slow Journey (aka #theslojourney) - Part IIFor a quick recap to see what got me to part II - see part I. Since I had enrolled in a two-year program for spiritual direction, I...
shelisloterbeekFeb 5, 20202 minMy Story: The Slow Journey (aka #theslojourney) - Part II remember coming out of my mo...just kidding - I won't start there. A few months ago I suggested to someone that it might be helpful if...