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Hi friends and happy Friday ❤️.
Despite the on-and-off insomnia I’ve been experiencing of late (please pray for me), things around the Nunnery house are pretty swell. I turned 40 last week, got a surprise visit from my sweet friend
, and tomorrow night some of my college friends are coming over for what I like to call an “elevated picnic.” Think quilt-covered table on the porch, candles, cucumber sandwiches, charcuterie, wine, and some DIY. It will be so nice to have these ladies all together again!On Thursday, Lucy helped lead her co-op’s weekly chapel with the praise band. She also had her first solo! Lucy has such a lovely voice and we couldn’t be prouder of how she’s using her talents. She told me afterwards all her friends came up and smothered her with hugs. (My face: 🥹)
That’s all for now. Thanks for sharing some of your time with me today.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wendi
Word of the Week ✍🏻
Prolegomenon: (n.) a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
Point #1: Finally, an American royal wedding.
Unless you live under a rock, you know that a Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce wedding is on the horizon. But why should anyone care? I really appreciated this essay from because she reminds us that it’s a good thing to celebrate the joy we see in the world around us, even if that joy belongs to a celebrity. For women who’ve grown up at the same time as Swift and have experienced so many of the same heartbreaks, her happiness at this moment feels like an invitation—as her music has always been—to join in on the fun.
Point #2: “Turns out, I was replaceable everywhere but here.”
Oh, Sarah Bessey. Always making me cry. We fight for position, power, and influence, and in the end we are always replaceable by someone smarter, more popular, or better connected. In this beautiful essay, she gently reminds us that here, in our homes, there is no one else as capable as we are.
Point #3: “The cure had begun.”
I shared a deeply vulnerable piece this week about my desire to wean off OCD meds and the reasons behind this decision. It’s not easy to talk about healing and faith; God has each of us on different paths as we learn to care for and trust Him with our bodies, but I’m really proud of the work I’ve done to this point and profoundly grateful for God’s continual guidance. It’s a lifelong journey.
Point #4: It’s ✨GOLDEN✨
Reading in The Nook 📚
Back to Church history I go…
This past week, I finished Scott and Kimberly Hahn’s popular book Rome Sweet Home, which tells the story of the couple’s conversion from Presbyterianism to the Catholic Church. I found it thoughtful, scholarly, and sweetly personal. Hahn’s discussion of covenant theology as a way of understanding the Eucharist was a refreshing new perspective for me.
I’m also working my way through Gavin Ortlund’s What It Means to Be Protestant, and I think I’ve highlighted half the book already. His main objective is to educate Protestants about the whys, whats, and hows of the Reformation, and to help us understand the historicity of Protestantism for the very reason that so many of us are beginning to seek out that rootedness in other traditions. (*attacked*) I’ve been pleasantly surprised to learn that rootedness does exist in historic Protestant traditions. Ortlund’s generosity of spirit to his Catholic and Orthodox brothers and sisters is also much appreciated.
What are you reading right now? 👇🏻
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“So, if you are too tired to speak, sit next to me because I, too, am fluent in silence.”
—R. Arnold—