You’re making warm vibes for folks in need through the Mitten Tree! Welcoming donations of mittens, gloves, hats, socks, and dollars to support people who are unhoused in these cold months!

The mitten tree is filling in—are you able to offer some warmth this December?

It’s kind of a shame that Christmas Carol has been recorded as a fairy tale with a transformed ogre at the heart of it. Scrooge is frequently portrayed as a snarling, vicious old man which makes him harder to relate to. But the whole point of the Christmas Past sequence is

Christmas Songs & Stories - Dec 18 @ 3pm! Bring your family, friends, and neighbours for this fabulous event! We’ll sing familiar hymns, hear some Christmas stories and enjoy musical offerings from the choir and more!

I blame Jordan, Jesse, Go! and especially Jesse Thorn for my lunch choices. I need to start listening to this podcast after eating. And send them a Zamfir album.

104 hats, 59 mitts/gloves, 20 scarves, 14 socks, and 1 pair knitted slippers so far!

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CmenGbRuuDZ/…

Plasma day! Our blood supply is profoundly low right now; if you’re able to donate, you can make an incredible difference. #ItsInYouToGive instagram.com/p/Cm9dXfXuJCU/…

I’ve been catching up with Thumps DreadfulWater as this year’s begun. instagram.com/p/CndXKQiOr6T/…

Shakshuka is an awfully fun word to say. And the dish is tasty. instagram.com/p/Cn230jVOsF0/…

Dinner on St David’s Day—Potato and Leek Soup! instagram.com/p/CpQ9MoJuvoX/…

Melting and freezing. instagram.com/p/CpilWNcOFhW/…

Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/Cp5x5fwu4ag/…

Wait, watch, and pray this night. #MaundyThursday

Pilate also had an inscription written and put on the cross. It read, “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.” Many… read this inscription, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek. Jn 19.19–20

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?” (Luke 24.32)

O God,
Shepherd of all your people,
deliver us from all troubles,
worries and cares that assail us,
that we may always do
what is pleasing in your sight,
and remain safe
in the care of our Good Shepherd;
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

I still love this, from eight years ago: "In much the same way that your gall bladder secretes bile and your pancreas secretes insulin, your brain secretes stories. And that's not frivolous; that's great." - Lawrence Weschler, on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

At the grocery store, and astonished by my brain: it inserted the appropriate beeping, so I was truly shocked when I heard Madonna's voice and not Al Yankovic singing "I finally made it through med school..."

Loved seeing Mike Birbiglia "Please Stop the Ride" last night in Niagara Falls -- a great show! (And, thrilled to hear @gbsimons15 for my first time--can't wait to explore more of his stuff)