Archive - Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

A Blessing for Lent

May you be blessed with the stubborn hope that keeps believing, even when all evidence points to the contrary.

Mar 3 •

February 2025

An Incomplete and Highly Personal Litany of Why I Love Being Canadian

...for no reason in particular *ahem* at this exact moment in time

Feb 25 •

Happy birthday to Field Notes for the Wilderness!

So we're giving away 10 copies!

Feb 20 •

Reading is one way we are reminded: stay human.

Book corner + a bonus soapbox on why it's important to read right now in particular

Feb 18 •

So here is my resolution for these very days

Love out-prays, out-hustles, out-creates, outlasts.

Feb 11 •

I've Got Questions

I hope this isn’t presumptuous, but why the eff are we even doing this anymore?

Feb 4 •

January 2025

40 Breath Prayers for When You Are Despairing

Show me who to be, and what is mine to do.

Jan 27 •

Good words for hard times

A community conversation

Jan 21 •

The one who needs to be nourished and the one who feeds

Or, Despair is not our only option

Jan 13 •

In which I get honest about contentment, capacity, and a few other things

Or; Fit for purpose

Jan 7 •

December 2024

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