by Erika Marksbury Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:13-18 Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy … Continue reading
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John 3: Being Spirit-Born
by Casey W. FitzGerald Prayer Holy One, Be with us as we watch, Be with us as we imagine, Be with us as we remember, Be with us as we tell our stories. Amen. Watch: John 3:1-10, 16-17 (Common Engligh Bible (CEB)) Children tell the story of Nicodemus coming to Jesus at night. Reading In-between … Continue reading
Precipitous Labour – An Unintentional Home Birth
Maybe we could call it a bit of pre birth swagger. It was all planned out. Katrina’s water was going to break, we would call the mid-wife, wait for the contractions to be four minutes apart, then travel to the hospital, have our baby and everything would be hunky-dory. It was going to be super smooth, … Continue reading
Parenting is Subversive
It was a moment frozen in time, as if all things in all places stood still in awe of the innocence held in my arms. It was a beautiful moment in which I was privileged to commune. I looked at my wife and saw my hero. Nothing else mattered. Then the moment ended and the … Continue reading
Practicing Families 