Here ye! Here ye! I am deeming Sundays " Sacred Sundays with Steph."
Each Sunday I will post a note about something in my life that felt sacred that week. I will post about those things in my very ordinary comings and goings that on closer examination are sacred.
Later in the morning we are going to see our 3 nieces and 1 nephew participate in the Mud Run at Frightland. I can't wait to see this! It is for a noble cause-raising money for the fight against leukemia and I couldn't be more proud of them. It will be messy but I'll do my best to find the sacred in the well, messy.
After Mass we will be attending an award ceremony for my father-in-law. The Diocese of Wilmington is honoring him at 3pm. This gathering of all the (ten of them) children, spouses, grandchildren and great grand children (over 30+) should too be a sacred time. Who really knows how many more opportunities there will be for us all to be together again? Life in the family is changing as we know it and I am powerless simply powerless.
In the meantime I wanted to post some videos of my goats munching on hay. For them it is such a treat. As they munched on the hay, I took pause and hung out with them. Maybe I'm a little melodramatic (ok more than a little) but I've learned from my years working in hospice care it is good for the soul to soak up the sacred, which often is hidden inside what we've prematurely decided is ordinary.
What have you noticed in the ordinary that was sacred on second glance?
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Finding the sacred & extraordinary in the ordinary was the premise of my co-authored inspirational book. You'll be blessed by your "looking" for examples. :)
ReplyDeleteLovely thoughts and words here. Your work at hospice is so needed, but such a hard job. We love my mom's hospice workers; they're part of the family now.
I'm soaking up the sound of rain on this dark morning, sitting on the sofa across from my sleeping mom, honored and blessed to be a care giver.
Oh, those tiny baby goats!
Hi Steph-
ReplyDeleteGoats? Amazing and cute too!! :-) Very nice idea about sacred Sundays - I so understand that so much happens in our lives that is sacred, blessed, and it is in the simplest of daily offerings - I am full of gratitude - and I know that miracles are all around me - meeting you for example - a blessing - a gift - and sacred.
Love to you
Gail
peace.....
We went to Mass last night and the fact that my three boys participated without nary a skwirm or giggle was definitely my sacred moment.
ReplyDeleteLove this...I just started "flashback fridays..."
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Great post... I went to the theatre last night and was amazed to see so many Angelenos dressed up and out to support the arts. Very sacred.
ReplyDeleteIt is a sacred moment when I lug my camera and tripod through the wooded area in back of my house before dawn. I sit and wait as creation wakes and hope to capture it on film.
ReplyDeleteLove your goat pics!
They love food that is 'bland'!
ReplyDeleteA few years ago, when I was going through depression, my 4 yr old niece struggled up two flights of stairs with her little play-cart, spilling juice all over the carpet. She had a bowl of cereal, oj, and a banana. She said, "Titi, I know you haven't eaten anything all day, you gotta eat!" I had the crying spells then, so of course I couldn't hold in my tears. She silently hugged me, lay beside me, stroking my hair. That moment will always be sacred to me... a little angel sent from heaven. When I think of it, I've had plenty sacred moments in my life. I usually look out for them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post Stephanie, those baby goats made me smile.
I love your idea of a Sacred Sunday post! There is beauty in so many ordinary things each and every day. Today I got to sit next to my 93 year old grandmother, hold her hand, and listen to her tell stories. It was such a blessing! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow...you guys, your stories really moved me. My heart got warm reading them.
ReplyDeleteAngie-I am so sorry to hear your Mom is in hospice care. There is nothing in the world like being a woman who faces losing the very person on whom her life very sustenance one depended. My thoughts are with you for certain. Often adult children who face losing a parent feel marginalized bc it is considered, as it is, natural. Natural in no way is relative to grief.
Sherrina-God bless that g'mom of yours!
Ellie-I so appreciate your honesty about depression. Unless we talk about it, people will never fully understand it. Your story brought tears to my eyes!
Gail-Me too!
Tessa- Three boys behaving at Mass...miraculous!
Bless you guys all. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.
xo
What a beautiful thing to do. There's sacred moments all around me. Reading this post has reminded me to appreciate them all. Thank you for that, Stephanie.
ReplyDeleteYour goats are very cute!
What a sweet goat! The fur on its little head looks so soft and furry and sweet. Thanks for sharing your sacred goat with us.oxox
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ReplyDeleteI believe that yesterday was clergy appreciation day! Congratulations to your FIL. I love the idea of your Sacred Sundays! Perhaps we should all consider what is sacred to us once a week, at least. But I must admit I am having trouble thinking of an answer to your question. Right now all that I can think of is my family but they were always sacred to me!
Love Di
Very cute idea...
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So glad your family was able to get together for such a great occasion. I just a blog on watching my chickens. So peaceful to watch. :O)
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit here, and I do appreciate finding sacred in the average. It is something I strive to do, too - with much or less success.
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