Chronic Joy® Contributing Writer & Creative
Diana is a follower of Jesus, wife to Richard since 1965, mom to 3 adult children, blessed MIL to their 3 spouses, Nana to 8 grandkids ranging in age from 13-32, and GMIL to one amazing young woman (who just passed her doctoral dissertation in mathematics - hooray!). She has been a stay-at-home mom, a small business owner, a mid-life seminary student and TA, and a pastor for over 20 years. Diana is also a certified spiritual director and a Chronic Joy® Contributing Writer & Creative. Connect with her at DianaTrautwein.com.
I’m waking up earlier than ever before in my life (I’m a night owl and SO not a morning person!) and I’m usually out of the house about 7 or 7:30 am. In many ways, those walks are a highlight of my day. They’re also good for me — in every way I can think of.
Teach us to live as new creatures. Make us new because we need your transformational energy at work within us in order to live as whole and holy people.
O God of the Broken Beautiful,
You take the most common, ordinary things and transform them
into nourishment for body and soul.
We need to also make space for lament today.
Our hearts are broken,
We are people who always hold some kind of pain
