Trinity Lakeside Abbey News “I felt embraced by the Father, loved by Jesus, and nurtured by the Holy Spirit. Safe.” an Abbey retreatant. Register now for our next Guided Silent Retreat: Saturday, September 26, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. A restful day of prayer, silent reflection and gentle conversation at the Abbey. See Retreat for moreContinue reading “A Sanctuary of Rest”
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Blessed Be the Longing that Brought You Here
Recently I visited my “heart home” in a sleepy little valley in the Rocky Mountains. I first traveled there as an infant with my parents and have returned many times with my own family. We scattered my husband’s ashes there. And my adult children make their own make pilgrimage there. Over the years that place hasContinue reading “Blessed Be the Longing that Brought You Here”
Celebrate the Abbey’s Sixth Anniversary
Last week I retreated with other clergy to Glen Eyrie, Colorado. It was a much-need time of reflection and rest in Jesus in a beautiful mountain setting. While I was away, the Lord “answered in my understanding” (as Julian of Norwich would say) a question which I have been holding. He said, “get the restContinue reading “Celebrate the Abbey’s Sixth Anniversary”
Bright New Beginnings
This Christmas, visiting family members meant late-night trips to DFW Airport. In the dim light of night and road construction complicating already complex airport navigation, I strained to see the construction signs directing the maze of roads to Terminal D. The way was so confusing that my son’s Uber driver became hopelessly lost inside theContinue reading “Bright New Beginnings”
Your Beauty and Love Chase After Me
October 2025 Trinity Lakeside Abbey News Your beauty and love chase after me every day of my life.I’m back home in the house of God for the rest of my life (Psalm 23:6, MSG). Men’s Listening Group The Men’s Listening Group, led by Dr. Terry Mullins, will meet on the third Sunday of each month, 8:00 –Continue reading “Your Beauty and Love Chase After Me”
Celebrating God’s faithfulness
As one of our circle of friends, I hope to see you at our 5th Anniversary worship celebration on Trinity Sunday, June 15, at 10:00 am at Trinity Lakeside Abbey. We have much to celebrate! After a year of prayer, we began in the uncertainty of the global pandemic, worshiping outdoors under a big loblollyContinue reading “Celebrating God’s faithfulness”
Ministering to Weary Souls
With unseasonable thunderstorms rumbling in the distance, today I’m unpacking a cherished nativity set, including a beloved but battered shepherd with a reattached head. As Christmas comes around each year, I arrange the figures so that each can “see” the baby Jesus in the center. Today I’m also preparing for an infant baptism. On SundayContinue reading “Ministering to Weary Souls”
Lord, Make Us New
In an unfortunate run-in with heavy construction equipment, a 100-year-old post oak on Abbey property sustained significant damage (pictured). Post oaks, along with blackjack oaks, cedar elms and pines, populate the Abbey property and much of this area—the Cross Timbers ecoregion running from southeastern Kansas through Oklahoma to central Texas. Despite its severe injury, thatContinue reading “Lord, Make Us New”
Safe, Known and Touched
Recently I met two lifelong friends for our annual breakfast. As always, we picked up where we left off, each of us sharing the long version of how it is with our soul. We have journeyed through many seasons together, from hopes to heartaches, high points to hard times. We treasure our enduring friendship. InContinue reading “Safe, Known and Touched”
The Slow and Sometimes Hidden Work of God
Merry Christmas! As St. Athanasius once wrote, “The Word of the Father, so great and so high… has been manifested in a human body for this reason only, out of the love and goodness of the Father, for the salvation of man.” Praise God for his loving goodness! Praise God that our Savior is born! AsContinue reading “The Slow and Sometimes Hidden Work of God”