A massage therapist's wish to the world

Acceptance, resourcefulness, take happiness with you wherever you go, stretch...
-- Wendy Barth

I really like the multiple meanings of the word "stretch." Stretch your body, stretch your mind, stretch your comfort zone, reach for the stars. As Wendy told me, "the issues are in the tissues" and she recommends yoga each morning, but she also advocates going beyond what you think you can do. And that includes in your faith.

If only a few moments a day...

I wish upon all the gift of sacred silence.
-- Fr. Tim Gallagher, St. Pius X Church, Conyers, Ga.

I felt strongly that this one-size-fits-all wish should be the first gift of advent to share. It is always an undertaking to find focus this time of year, but ALWAYS worth it....

Let us therefore lurch forward into advent

After four days with my parents, my siblings and their families, I found myself dashing out the door this morning to zoom home for all the laundry, homework help and piles awaiting me there.

Giving kisses and lame excuses--including the need to get the blog rolling--my wise, nearly-adult niece wanted to know... "What's the hurry? Why do you need to start the blog today? Why not stay awhile longer? Isn't it just advent in the ordinary?"

Stopping three times to let Jeremy void the contents of his stomach into a Walmart bag, I could only laugh out loud. He already had a fever and croup, wow. Home now with Lucca also ill (big thanks to hubby on the extended clean-up, oh my) it is beginning to look like an annual tradition, this violent entry into the season. You know the whole thing about making God laugh every time you plan....

To honor that and in honor of my poor sick children... to remember where we are and where we want to be... to remember, most of all, to always laugh, even if you feel like crying... please read on to the next post, compliments of my dear friend Anne Mistretta. Now let's all roll up our sleeves and get down to business, shall we? Big blessings on the days ahead!