Church

Hopefully Churching – {Guest Post at Circling the Story}

~ Erika Shirk ~ 1 Comment

As chance would have it, here's another dose of hope for today :)  A big hope in the middle of change rather than the small hope I wrote about earlier.  l realize I haven't written about our church switch much here. It's a topic I've had to feel out over the course of this year. … Continue reading Hopefully Churching – {Guest Post at Circling the Story}

Lean on Me by Anne Marie Miller {Book Review}

~ Erika Shirk ~ 1 Comment

Lean On Me: Finding Intentional, Vulnerable, and Consistent Community (The whimsical and pretty cover art made me happy :) ) In Lean on Me, Anne Marie Miller writes of her divorce, relocation away and back to her home, the creation of a network of friends, her journey to community, and everything in between. But it's … Continue reading Lean on Me by Anne Marie Miller {Book Review}

Church and Liturgy {10/31 Niches}

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"But in chapel we need not choose our thoughts. The words are aligned like a rope for us to cling to." - Sister Joan, Call The Midwife (season 3, episode 8) ((I've gone off track a nit today with this series, but that is the beauty of an open-ended month of words. Today I watched … Continue reading Church and Liturgy {10/31 Niches}