2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage Celtic Morning Prayer from Northumbria England August 31, 2024August 31, 2024Father George told us about The Celtic Daily Prayer: Prayers and Readings From the Northumbria Community when we shared abour our desire to visit churches in Scotland and England. Gregg and I have been in the habit of using the Book of Common Prayer for our morning devotions, by listening… Continue Reading
2024 England/Scotland Pilgrimage England/Scotland 2024 Pilgrimage – Itinerary August 31, 2024September 1, 2024London, here we come! Tomorrow, September 1, 2024, Gregg and I are beginning a pilgrimage of sorts to England and Scotland. We return September 20. Our desire is to visit some places significant to early church history, along with secular spots. The idea for this trip was born last fall… Continue Reading
Travels Narnia Road Trip Day 6 – Snow Much Fun! December 21, 2023January 2, 2024Wednesday, December 20, 2023 Ladybug dubbed this as “the best day ever!” (Until I asked if it was better than ice skating last night. She said no. No matter – it was definitely a good day.) Snow much fun! We slept in and had a late breakfast before checking out…. Continue Reading
Travels Narnia Road Trip Day 5 – Library of Congress & Pittsburgh December 20, 2023January 2, 2024Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Narnia Road Trip Day 5 began early. After loading the car and eating our Hampton Inn breakfast, we took the Metro to the Library of Congress. Gregg and I had never been there, which seems strange now since we both lived in the DC Metropolitan area… Continue Reading
Travels Narnia Road Trip Day 4 – Washington, DC December 18, 2023January 2, 2024Monday, December 18, 2023 Wintery Mix We were up early and out of the house by 7:00, headed to Washington, D.C. It was drizzly/rainy all night with the forecast to change over to snow by mid-day. The snow is an unexpected surprise (a few days ago, they had been calling… Continue Reading
Travels Narnia Road Trip Day 3 – Church and Family December 18, 2023January 2, 2024December 17, 2023 Back to Morgantown Narnia Road Trip Day 3 started with Gregg frying eggs for us girls before going to Morgantown for church. It was wonderful to see our friends there. And the service was a special Advent service, Lessons and Carols. After church, we went to Mennard’s,… Continue Reading
Travels Narnia Road Trip Day 2 December 16, 2023January 1, 2024Saturday, December 16, 2023 Why Narnia Road Trip? Why Narnia Road Trip? I’m glad you asked! When we were in PA this past summer, we heard that the West Virginia Public Theatre would perform Narnia the Musical in December. We immediately longed to see it but… did we really want… Continue Reading
Travels Christmas Vacation Narnia Road Trip with Ladybug December 15, 2023January 1, 2024Friday, December 15, 2023 Gregg and I have enjoyed a slow staycation this past week. We walked or ran first thing each morning, joined Planet Fitness, hung out at home, binged watched Father Brown cozy mysteries, read, I crocheted and did a bit of writing, and we just relaxed and… Continue Reading