by Leah Perrault | Dec 7, 2023
I have been sitting in my living room in the dark evenings lit up by the Christmas Tree. I am fumbling with a fiddle, coaxing my fingers to play the notes of folk tunes and Christmas carols. This fall, the world seems particularly weary, beauty weighted with a...
by Leah Perrault | Oct 14, 2019
Photo Credit: Marc Perrault Leading a retreat last week, I said that gratitude saved my life during depression; it has been the single most important spiritual practice of my life, especially during grief. We had a beautiful conversation about the authenticity of...
by Leah Perrault | Nov 28, 2017
Photo Credit: Tara Magee Preparing a place is one of my favourite things. We love having the guest room full, the bed made and food planned, the anticipation of time spent with people we love. Preparing makes space, in our home and inside of us, for those who are...
by Leah Perrault | Apr 19, 2017
Easter has arrived and we have celebrated the resurrection. I have small bits of foil all over my house as evidence. The stone has been rolled away and Jesus is not there. The empty cross proclaims the good news and ushers me into a fifty-day season for practicing...
by Leah Perrault | Dec 22, 2016
Photo Credit: Stephanie Strauss Hall The Christmas story is so familiar that it comes as an inevitability for most of us. A baby lying in a manger, lights on the streets and carols on the radio, starting in November, and bringing with it a host of parties and...
