A Good Ending

Endings are important.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 24, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, ReturnComment

Dear Pilgrim

Dear Pilgrim,

You may not think that you deserve that title.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 17, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, JourneyComment

Commuting to Love

Journey is a word that carries intention. It would seem overblown to claim that you were going to journey to the grocery store or Target.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 10, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, pilgrimage, JourneyComment

It Begins with Intention and Preparation

In 2020 and 2021 we engaged in two “socially distant” pilgrimages. While it is my great joy to be returning to Iona, Scotland, UK, this year with a new group of pilgrims, I am pretty enamored with our Wisdom for the Way pilgrimages.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 4, 2022On the Way with Teresa, Pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice, Writing Practice, Preparation, pilgrimageComment

Coming Home

Behind you stretches a series of footprints. They have brought you here, now. This here and this now, to which you have been pressing.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 26, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual PracticeComment

What My Shoes Say About Me...

I have spent some time on dusty roads—pilgrim’s ways that are steeped in equal parts history, mystery, and intention.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 19, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

At the Water's Edge

There was wind tearing down the treeless pasture, tangling my hair behind me. The ocean wrapped around me on three sides.

Wisdom for the Way, DevotionalAndrea LingleMay 12, 2020A Little Pilgrimage, Andrea Lingle, Theme XXII, pilgrimage, Writing as a Spiritual Practice Comments

A Short Journey

My kids and I counted the days we have been quarantined for COVID-19 today. The number is in the fifties. My eldest son looked at me and said, "Mom, that number makes me sad."