It’s All Pretty Fantastic November 29, 2018 A friend and I were Chipotle-ing, talking Thanksgiving twists and turns—of college kids zooming in and out of our homes too quickly and…
Seeds of Love December 23, 2017 I wrote this piece two years ago, the first Christmas after my father died. Placing it here once more in the hope that it…
Room for Joy December 8, 2017 At times, the simplicity imposed upon us by both the house fire and our temporary living quarters feels like a gift brimming with meaning…
I Want It All November 10, 2017 This past Sunday was All Saints’ Day, a day on the liturgical calendar that carries a certain mystique—and perhaps an air of ghostliness, especially…
Christmastime in Oxfordtown December 24, 2016 Lanier’s note: I asked the lovely Sarah (Clarkson) Fink-Jensen if she would give us a peek into her life in Oxford, England at Christmastime–I’m…
The Coming of the Light December 21, 2016 Lanier’s note: This piece was written by Heidi Johnston, my dear friend in Northern Ireland. In addition to teaching a class at Belfast Bible…
Links to Loveliness ~ First Week of Advent December 3, 2016 Greetings from my fireside on this cozy December day. The tree is up, bright against the dreary weather outside, and I’m intentionally savoring its…
The Battle for Christmas December 2, 2016 In Lanier I have a partner in Christmas crime—if overdoing the holiday is delinquent behavior, we’re convicted felons. ‘Tis the season when we meet…
The Push Me-Pull You of Christmas November 28, 2016 It was a long, happy Thanksgiving weekend of traveling over the river and through the woods (and back). The children were home from school…
Meet Lanier November 20, 2016 Lanier Ivester and I have been friends for fifteen years, but our kinship predates our knowing each other. We both spent girlhood Christmases, hers…
