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Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.
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Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.

My story I remember the days of love and insatiable longing. Longing for motherhood to be mine. To hold a tiny, wee […]

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The way out is the way in – exit plan
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The way out is the way in – exit plan

“The way out is the way in.” Barbara Brown Taylor.  “Learning to Walk in the Dark.” Endings can be so hard, painful, […]

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“Do not be afraid” – Big little words
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“Do not be afraid” – Big little words

I keep thinking about the words Jesus said to the two Mary’s after His resurrection. Matthew 28:1-10 tells us they to go […]

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Up from the grave He arose!
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Up from the grave He arose!

Empty graves Today in church, our Pastor spoke about the need for resurrection in our lives. How the disciples were in self-imposed […]

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Scorched earth and rainstorms
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Scorched earth and rainstorms

When disappointment and loss come, where do we turn? Find hope?

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A Psalm for pilgrims
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A Psalm for pilgrims

I love Psalm 130. It’s honesty and it’s clarion call to hope. From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for […]

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Are you weary?
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Are you weary?

These are dreary days, and although the sun and warmth have returned to this part of the country, (don’t get me wrong I love […]

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Losing patience: and finding quiet encouragement for your day
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Losing patience: and finding quiet encouragement for your day

Oh, pandemic living. These days of living cheek to jowl grow long. And some days feel longer than others – so we […]

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Remembrance – love and loss
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Remembrance – love and loss

Today I am thinking of family, of love and of loss. I’ve shared this story before, and I guess I will keep […]

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Mother’s day
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Mother’s day

A note on Mother’s day May, 10, 2020 Mother’s day feels so profoundly tender today… many Mother’s cannot meet with their children […]

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My man…
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  • March 16, 2019
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  • 6 years
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My man…

How many times have you wished the person you married was different? If only they were this, or if only they were […]

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Birthdays and decades
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  • March 13, 2019
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Birthdays and decades

On March the 12th I turned 60. Scary thought. But there it is, the inevitable march of time. I am grateful for […]

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Palms up, palms down…
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  • March 11, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 441 words
  • 6

Palms up, palms down…

Pain crawls, snakes up through the bloodstream. At first, like a gentle buzz of electricity, a slight vibration. But then it becomes […]

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When hope spits in your eyes…
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  • March 6, 2019
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When hope spits in your eyes…

What do you do when you have built your life around hope and that selfsame hope spits in your eyes? First, it […]

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Morning Psalm – Psalm 5: 1 – 3
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  • March 5, 2019
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  • 1 min
  • 6 years
  • 60 words
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Morning Psalm – Psalm 5: 1 – 3

Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my groaning. Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my […]

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Psalm for a Monday evening  – Psalm 25: 4 – 6
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  • March 4, 2019
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Psalm for a Monday evening – Psalm 25: 4 – 6

Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you […]

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Cleaning the house of your soul
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  • March 3, 2019
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  • 5 min
  • 6 years
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Cleaning the house of your soul

How do we clean the house of our soul? Sometimes a thorough sweeping and then vacuuming will do just fine. You return […]

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Cleaning house
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  • February 28, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 441 words
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Cleaning house

Today I tackled a job long waiting for the finish. The laundry room becomes a catchall. Tidy up and nowhere to put something? Just […]

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A Poem I love: For the one who is tired…by Grace Noll Crowell
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  • February 27, 2019
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A Poem I love: For the one who is tired…by Grace Noll Crowell

For the One Who Is Tired “Dear heart, God does not saytoday, “Be strong!”He knows your strength isspent, He knows how longThe […]

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Yorkshire pudding
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  • February 25, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 325 words
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Yorkshire pudding

Travelling back in time we remember the days of yesteryear. Sunday dinner at our family home; after morning church, hymns sung, prayers […]

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  Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops, at all. - Emily Dickinson  

Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.
The way out is the way in – exit plan
“Do not be afraid” – Big little words
Up from the grave He arose!
Scorched earth and rainstorms
A Psalm for pilgrims
Are you weary?

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