by Shari Dragovich | Dec 6, 2018 | Faith, Uncategorized
It started with a box of sand. A casserole pan, to be exact. I vaguely remember my mother trying different containers before landing on the worn but sturdy 9×11 metal pan. One year was an old gift box for clothing. Another year, a shoe box leftover from my...
by Shari Dragovich | Dec 4, 2018 | Faith, Uncategorized
Advent: a coming into being (Webster’s) a coming or arrival of someone or something that is worthy of note (American Heritage) the four weeks between Christmas and Thanksgiving when approximately 60-80 hours preparation work is added atop daily living for a...
by Shari Dragovich | Aug 21, 2018 | Faith, Mothering, These Days, Uncategorized
I was standing at the Welcome Counter right outside the double doors to our church’s sanctuary. It was my day to greet folks and “be the face” of St. John Lutheran for visitors. It was the end of service; I was repeating my “Bye, have a great week!” when she came...
by Shari Dragovich | May 23, 2018 | Currently Reading, Faith, Nature, These Days, Uncategorized
On my way home from Crossfit yesterday morning, I passed a man walking to the library. I was on a back, between-the-mountains road—my favorite kind to drive. It follows a creek that twists and winds through a low point between hills. One side of the road is a rocky...
by Shari Dragovich | Mar 31, 2018 | Faith, Food & Dining, Nature, Uncategorized
Finally. Spring has sprung in my part of Appalachia. The flowering trees all over town and in my yard are filled out with their milky white and pink tinged flowers. The mountainsides have taken on a rusty amber glow; evidence of tree buds lining branches. Soon the...
by Shari Dragovich | Feb 10, 2018 | Faith, Mothering, These Days, Uncategorized
This week I had a difficult conversation (for me, anyway) with one of my children’s coaches. It was difficult for lots of reasons, but mostly it was difficult because I worked hard to stay fully in the moment—close to what I heard the coach saying. Close to my...
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