Miscellaneous

Catching up and getting on schedule; let's read a book; Upcoming events

HI, HEY, HELLO. IT IS MAY. ALREADY.

WOW.

It feels like things have been very busy in our house - spring tends to make us want to make BIG CHANGES and we’ve been talking through some next steps, making plans, ETC at my house. My husband just finished his Master’s in Business Analytics; I decided to postpone returning to teaching for another year to see how things shake out in… (gestures wildly) the world… and I was thrilled to present and participate (virtually) in this event at New Skete monastery, focused on women in the Orthodox Church. I’ve been cleaning a lot of things and trying to declutter/get a handle on what we NEED to declutter if that makes sense???? Lately life’s felt like it’s getting a little on top of me and I’m trying to dig my way out.

ANYWAY my goal for May is to get back to a more regular schedule with a real newsletter on Tuesdays/Wednesdays (can’t tie me down) and the weekly Strong Opinions on Fridays. Fingers crossed.

Coming Up

• On Thursday, May 28th at 7pm Eastern we’re going to have book discussion with Bethaney Wilkerson about her book, A More Beautiful Way to Live: Nine Practices to Unlearn Habits of Anxiety, Fear, and Urgency. I hope you will join us!! Click here to register, and I’ll send out the Zoom link the week of the event.

  About Bethaney:

  Bethaney Wilkinson is an writer, facilitator, spiritual director, and Orthodox Christian rooted in rural middle Georgia, where she lives with her husband Alex and their two dogs, Isla and Bear. She has an MA in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary and a BA in educational studies from Emory University. She is the author of A More Beautiful Way to Live: Nine Practices to Unlearn Habits of Anxiety, Fear, and Urgency and is the pen behind the Substack publication, The Inner Terrain.

• We’re overdue for a virtual hangout! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, June 9th at 7:30pm. Click here to RSVP and I will send out the Zoom link that day.

I’m sorry publication has been a little erratic.

I’m coming out of burnout, spring is a little hard for me sometimes… I always have plans and goals and sometimes I don’t hit them! But thank y’all all for being a part of this lovely community, and being so patient with me! I am working on being present and doing my best, and not worrying so much about things being perfect. I love you all dearly, and I love showing up in this space. Thanks for being here with me.