You may notice that some posts are labeled “Hot” or “Iced.” As you explore, keep in mind that “Hot” posts are meant to be thought-provoking and meditative while “Iced” posts are meant to be relaxing and casual. Take your time and read what feels best to pair with your moment’s current sip. We’ll be right here if you need us.
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Slowing Down: Thrifting and Crafting
When younger generations started filling the thrift and craft stores, did older generations roll their eyes at the fad or did they embrace the movement to return to intentional shopping and creating?
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Book of the Month: “The Great Divorce” by C.S. Lewis
“Pity was meant to be a spur that drives joy to help misery…Those who choose misery can hold joy up to ransom, by pity.”
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Hot: “Reality is Harsh to the Feet of Shadows”
The Great Divorce teaches us to embrace reality. Sit in its beauty. Sit in its ugliness. Just don’t pretend it’s not there.
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Book of the Month: “Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison
Song of Solomon tells the story of a flightless man whose bones are outlined with the skeletal wings of his ancestors, and Morrison graciously invites her readers to join him on his search for feathers.
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Iced: Are Today’s Musicians Yesterday’s Poets?
Musicians sing where poets once wrote. Today, digitized music is the sound of hearts beating in unison, telling of the human experience.
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Song of the Month: “Where is Your Rider” by The Oh Hellos
This song is David facing Goliath with a stone in his palm and the God of the world over his shoulder. An epic story of triumph over Death.