wrapping up

I intended to write a blog on my flight home last week, or soon after I was home.

After I arrived home, Christmas took hold of me for a time. This blog is meant to wrap up my recent travel to Houston, which was my last trip in 2025.

I’m sitting in front of a beautiful evening fire as I write. A blue-northern blew in yesterday, taking us down to the twenties.

There is beauty in a warming fire.

Looking back on my last day in Houston…

I found beautiful worship at Holy Family Episcopal Church. Worship is intentional, beautiful, and fills my soul.

My friend worships here. She also serves as a priest when needed. I love worshipping at Holy Family. I’m so glad it’s her church.

This Sunday was the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Holy Family has such beauty in its spaces. It’s hard to believe the building was a former meat packing facility.

Lunch was at a favorite restaurant. I’d not been there for a good while; my return was really delicious.

Later we attended a concert at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Cypress, northwest of Houston. It’s where my friend was rector for over seventeen years. I loved being in this beautiful space once again. This was my sixth, and final, concert in 2025.