These days when I talk to fellow families, I hear the same echoes in our voices. We’re weary. We need …
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These days when I talk to fellow families, I hear the same echoes in our voices. We’re weary. We need …
Continue Reading about Building Connections between Feelings and Faith
Caring for creation is holy. From the beginning, we’ve been entrusted with caring for our world and all things wooly, scaley, and …
How can we invite all generations to come together and engage honestly in conversations regarding loss and grief? More …
Continue Reading about Graffiti of Lament: An Activity for Finding Hope in Art
Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …
“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …
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Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful in ways that many people have never before experienced. The extended length, level of …
Continue Reading about A Gentle Regathering: Practical Resources for Tending to Grief & Loss
To download this beautiful resource for use at church or at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Blessings and prayers …
Continue Reading about Back to School Blessings & Prayers: A Handout
At the time of this writing, we are fourteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you lost a loved one to the virus, …
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When the Building Faith team heard about how one parish was reimagining Confirmation during this time of being church in …
Continue Reading about Gifts of a Digital Confirmation Class: Embracing a Family-Based Model
