Week Four!

Can you believe it’s been a month?!

Thumbs Up: I’ve had lots of time to read this past week! I finished Gilead, which I’ve been working on for awhile, and re-read To the Lighthouse. I also got to see “Inside Out” yesterday, which was adorable and emotional and I totally recommend it – to anyone. Actually, thinking about it reminded me of a post I wrote two years ago, which, if you’re interested, can be found here.

Thumbs Down: It just can’t not be Charleston.

God-Sighting: These women are beautiful and full of grace. I see it in their hands. Beautiful hands that reflect so much life, so much work, so much prayer, so much love. Hands white and soft, delicately gardening herbs and decorating detailed cakes. Hands tanned and strong, feeding, brushing, pulling, holding goats. Hands smooth and fair, chopping onions and daily guiding the chalice to our lips so we may be physically and spiritually fed. Hands thin and pale, veins pumping all that life right through to the surface; thin, pale skin that feels soft and strong when it’s pressed against yours. Hands linked by one small gold band, binding all that life and love and work and prayer to each other and to God. 

<Pictures are from the countryside around the convent>