TAKE TIME
TO REFLECT

Sep 22, 20215 min read

Please Come Home (+ Growing Family!)

Our Family Is Growing! I am thrilled to share that my husband and I will soon welcome a sweet little baby boy into our family. We began...

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Little Free Prayer Library: A Neighborhood Prayer-Sharing Box for Children and Adults

Kaisa

Jul 22, 20214 min read

Little Free Prayer Library: A Neighborhood Prayer-Sharing Box for Children and Adults

When the pandemic hit our corner of the world, we had recently moved to a new home and were only beginning to get to know our neighbors....

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The Grace of Childhood: What Children Taught Me about Spiritual Life in 2020

Kaisa

Dec 22, 20205 min read

The Grace of Childhood: What Children Taught Me about Spiritual Life in 2020

A dear friend recently asked me a question that left me reflecting for a long time. She asked me, "what have you learned through...

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Kaisa

Nov 28, 20207 min read

While Waiting: Three Slow Advent Crafts

What and How Do We Wait? The Advent is a season of waiting and preparation. The gathered and scattered (this year, mostly scattered, for...

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Our Praying Bodies and Wild Lament by Kristi Johnson

Kaisa

Oct 27, 20204 min read

Our Praying Bodies and Wild Lament by Kristi Johnson

Written by Kristi C Johnson "Dear hospice, this is what I want you to know." This is how I started my letter to acknowledge the end of my...

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Kaisa

Jul 20, 20206 min read

Threshold Practices & Doorknob Prayers

"The Celts describe thresholds as "thin times or places" where heaven and earth are closer together and the veil between worlds is thin....

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Our Praying Bodies: 4 (Child-Friendly) Practices for Listening to God with Body

Kaisa

May 19, 20208 min read

Our Praying Bodies: 4 (Child-Friendly) Practices for Listening to God with Body

"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?" 1 Corinthians 6:19,...

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Kaisa

Jan 15, 20208 min read

Nurturing 10 Active Spiritual Habits

The start of the new year allures many of our imaginations with new possibilities. Excellent books have been written about the power of...

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The Ignatian Examen Can Stop at Step One…Gratitude

Kaisa

Oct 3, 20195 min read

The Ignatian Examen Can Stop at Step One…Gratitude

Jen is an illustrator, writer, crafter and an Ignatian Prayer of Examen teacher. If you know me a little bit, you understand why we might...

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Blessing Oils: Essential Oils and Spiritual Practices

Kaisa

Sep 4, 20196 min read

Blessing Oils: Essential Oils and Spiritual Practices

“To give a blessing is to affirm, to say ‘yes’ to a person’s Belovedness. And more than that: to give a blessing creates the reality of...

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Kaisa

Aug 20, 20194 min read

Art Reflection: Your Formative Journey

Art Reflection: Your Formative Journey. A spiritual practice that helps us to listen to the story of our lives.

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Kaisa

Jul 18, 20193 min read

Felt-Needle Bird & Imaginative Prayer

I enjoy using my imagination, body, arts and creativity in my life of prayer. Below I will show you how I combine imaginative reading of...

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Palms Down, Palms Up ― A Prayer of Letting Go

Kaisa

Mar 19, 20192 min read

Palms Down, Palms Up ― A Prayer of Letting Go

This simple prayer is supported by bodily movements that express the inner postures of the heart. I have modified Richard Forster's...

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Encounters with Jesus: Step into the Sacred Story

Kaisa

Feb 20, 20195 min read

Encounters with Jesus: Step into the Sacred Story

The Christian Faith tells a story of God’s world and us in it. Followers of Jesus want to enter into this story: hear it, retell it, play...

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Kaisa

Jan 9, 20194 min read

Tree Meditation (for the New Year)

I was introduced to this imaginative prayer practice years ago. It invites you to reflect on your life, your realities, emotions, health,...

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Kaisa

Nov 28, 20183 min read

A Praying Life: Engaging the Senses

“Beauty is goodness made manifest to the senses." – Dallas Willard Most of us who are part of a Protestant church tradition are not...

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Kaisa

Nov 4, 20188 min read

A Praying Life: Practicing Presence

“The examen makes us aware of moments that at first we might easily pass by as insignificant, moments that ultimately can give direction...

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Tools for Connection: 10 Creative Ways to Connect with Children's Inner Lives

Kaisa

Oct 5, 20186 min read

Tools for Connection: 10 Creative Ways to Connect with Children's Inner Lives

I am a vocational listener, and I love it. I love listening to people, and paying attention to their soul’s longings. Every human being...

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Kaisa

Sep 7, 20185 min read

Walking Prayer – a Nature Walk with God

It is that time of year when we wake up to crisp, fresh air, colorful trees, and morning mist. Last Fall when I had just moved to...

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Kaisa

Aug 31, 20183 min read

Spiritual Journaling

Saints over the centuries have benefited from the discipline of regular reflection on their lives, journaling, and recording of their...

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