by Kelli Donley | Aug 25, 2009 | Faith, Journal, Media
My faith journey is quite a bit like sewing — a bit of perceived progress here, a bit of seam ripping there. Your comments to Sunday’s post about the “Novelist as God” have spurred me to once again consider what I believe and why. I’ll...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 23, 2009 | Community, Faith, Media
I listened to this week’s Speaking of Faith podcast twice because the idea of authors creating a new perspective of God and faith through novels struck my fancy. I’d never considered how literature influences spirituality — how a novelist’s...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 9, 2009 | Faith, Media
This week’s Speaking of Faith is a re-run, an episode I actually remembered well. It aired last summer for the first time, when I was busy in the kitchen baking and dreaming of learning to fly fish. This year, I listened again with rapt attention — amazing...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 2, 2009 | Community, Faith
Speaking of Faith, July 30, 2009 — Repossessing Virtue As a means of better connecting with my community and understanding what fuels others, I’ve organized a group to discuss the podcast Speaking of Faith. I’ve enjoyed this weekly show since a...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 27, 2009 | Faith, handmade, Journal
When Amanda’s mom passed away last October, there was a part of my close group of childhood girlfriends (the Yas) that died too. Judy is the first parent to pass away, and she wasn’t just a parent. She was one of my friends — someone I loved talking...
by Kelli Donley | Jul 24, 2009 | Domestic Art, Faith, handmade, Happy Hippie
I recently completed a prayer shawl for a friend, much of which I did seated in a blue rocking chair, staring at the Wind River Mountains, enjoying a giant fluffy dog at my feet. I selected the yarn because of the variegated purples — one of my favorite shades,...
