by Ingrid Lochamire | Jan 21, 2020 | Slice of Life, Story
“The greatest accomplishment in life is to be what we are, which is God’s idea of what He wanted us to be when He brought us into being.” Thomas Keating, American Catholic monk I sat in a room full of strangers last Thursday, eight of us around a table, each...
by Ingrid Lochamire | May 2, 2018 | Good Books, Wisdom
I love stories. In fact, they’re kind of my passion. I’m delighted to point you toward a collection of stories written by women who are “of an age” — women with a few miles on them, with some hard-won wisdom and with a perspective...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Apr 20, 2018 | Slice of Life, Writing
I’m linking up with other bloggers across the globe today to write for five minutes on one word: Turn. ~~~~~~~~~~ There are many echos from our season of raising four boys. “When is it my turn?” “You’ll have to wait your turn.”...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 27, 2018 | Slice of Life
Holy Week always takes me back to the limestone Catholic church where I grew up. Even now, stepping toward Good Friday and Easter, I can smell the incense, hear the clanging of altar bells and visualize the brass sculptures depicting the Stations of the Cross. The...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 31, 2017 | Faith
I read the Book of Jeremiah over the past year from the paraphrase The Message by Eugene Peterson alongside Peterson’s book Run with the Horses, an excellent tool for gleaning truths from the life of the prophet. Sharing a “slice of life” story from...
