The guys would crowd around the upstairs window and look down in the courtyard to watch him while he prayed. His prayer time looked more like a work-out. This ‘athlete of Christ’ prayed with his whole body. He would throw his arms straight up and become an arrow shooting to God. Then he would sprawl…
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Soul Sculpting Project: Turning the Mundane into the Sacred with One Ancient Gesture
Soul Sculpting Project: Turning the Mundane into the Sacred with One Ancient Gesture The Ancient Practice of the Sign of the Cross Lenten Practice #4 My husband, Evan, spent his college summers doing migrant farm/factory work. He drove combines to harvest peas, quality inspected the seams on cans of corn and sorted asparagus. To sort…
Soul Sculpting Project: Making Friends with Stress
Soul Sculpting Project: Making Friends with Stress We are at the hairpin turn when I suddenly remember that I forgot the cell phone. It matters. We need to be available to family today. I turn the truck around. We are 25 minutes into our hour trip to the ranch. My mind quickly calculates the time…
Soul Sculpting Project: Watch Your Language, Your Body is Listening
Experiencing increased stress? Here is a tool to help. Soul Sculpting Project: Watch Your Language, Your Body is Listening Chronic stress is hard on our body. Chronic stress has been shown to lead to a suppressed immune system and an increased risk for cardiovascular issues. Stress is also associated with psychological distress. When we change…
Soul Sculpting Project: A New Rhythm of Prayer Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day Part 3: Pray
Soul Sculpting Project: A New Rhythm of Prayer Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day: Part 3: Pray I did not grow-up with a daily rhythm of prayer. Did you? When I reached my mid-teens I began a daily prayer rhythm with a time in the morning and a time at night. Though I had…
Soul Sculpting Project: Setting my Body Clock for Sleep Part 2: Sleep Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day
Soul Sculpting Project: Setting my Body Clock for Sleep Eat, Sleep, Pray: Creating a Circadian Day Part 2: Sleep The sun was rising when I boarded the first plane. Three more planes an overnight flight with little sleep, 9 time zones. My body said, “I’m tired. This is night and we should be in bed.”…
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