Pursuing Otium Sanctum

Enjoying God & His Word Through the Practice of Holy Leisure

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Welcome!

Are you longing to find rest for your soul?

Then you're in the right place!

I’m Cara - a Christ-follower, grace-clinger, and a joy-seeker.

I'm also a wife, mom, writer, and business owner. Some days the demands of life can rob my joy, consume my thoughts, and steal my peace.

I found a gem of a Latin phrase that encompassed my heart's longing for true rest: it was otium sanctum which means, ‘holy leisure.'

Holy leisure is just what it sounds like: an invitation to slow down and find enjoyment in the presence of God.

I hope you'll join me as we seek to find HIM the rest our parched souls are longing for!

Cara

Otium Sanctum

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The practice of enjoying God by seeing his beauty, goodness, and grace through the study of his Word, whereby we find rest for our thirsty souls.

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