Archive - the smattering

On Sleep and Sleeping

tips for sleep you might not have heard of

Aug 1 •

Moriah Chastney

June 2025

I Doubt / I Hope

In the Gospels, the sick just had to touch the hem of His robe and they were healed. I believe it really happened that way, I do. But what about now…

Jun 25 •

Moriah Chastney

March 2025

Recovering from “Don’t Waste Your Life”, “Radical”, and “Do Hard Things” Culture

the "delight" experiment (+ why I’m taking a Substack break)

Mar 21 •

Moriah Chastney

When Pain Is Healing

I drafted this six months ago in September of 2024, when I was objectively much better than I am now but life still felt pretty hard and sad.

Mar 15 •

Moriah Chastney

February 2025

sometimes you have to feel grief before you can find delight again

Feb 14 •

Moriah Chastney

January 2025

Chasing Glimmers

the “delight” experiment

Jan 23 •

Moriah Chastney

An Unexpected Word for 2025

the "delight" experiment

Jan 3 •

Moriah Chastney

October 2024

Taking God At His Word {God With Us In Ordinary Days}

A real-time example of memorizing, meditating on, and praying through scripture

Oct 22, 2024 •

Moriah Chastney

Maybe It's Not Anger (maybe it's actually grief)

+ things you can do about it and hope in grief

Oct 13, 2024 •

Moriah Chastney

September 2024

All my hidden labor is praise.

a poem (because apparently we're branching out around here) for the mundaneness of a Monday

Sep 23, 2024 •

Moriah Chastney

August 2024

Pray Scripture {God With Us In Ordinary Days}

Practices to connect our heads with our hearts.

Aug 25, 2024 •

Moriah Chastney

Meditate on Scripture {God With Us In Ordinary Days}

Culturally, meditation is a New Age practice where someone “empties their mind” from all distractions and lets thoughts pass through their mind…

Aug 18, 2024 •

Moriah Chastney

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