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Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.
I've Been Thinking

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
Health and Well-Being / I've Been Thinking

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
Spirituality

“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!
Spirituality

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
I've Been Thinking

Scorched earth and rainstorms

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

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A Psalm for pilgrims
Spirituality

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?
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality

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
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality

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
I've Been Thinking

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
I've Been Thinking

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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What do you see?
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • July 17, 2019
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  • 7 min
  • 6 years
  • 974 words
  • 9
Tagged Faith, Hope, Mystery and sovereignty, Questions and doubts, Trust in God

What do you see?

I was listening to the story of Jesus and Jairus. (Mark 5: 21 -42a). The story percolating in my mind the past few […]

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Mountains
I've Been Thinking
  • July 15, 2019
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  • 4 min
  • 6 years
  • 550 words
  • 14

Mountains

We were out in Canmore, Alberta last summer for our niece’s wedding -and the breathtaking scenery astonished us. Around every bend, over […]

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How to start your day
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • July 9, 2019
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  • 2 min
  • 6 years
  • 291 words
  • 7
Tagged New mercies, Psalms

How to start your day

I don’t know about you, but sometimes as the day begins, there is a sense of unease. What will the day hold? […]

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Guard your heart…
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • July 7, 2019
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  • 2 min
  • 6 years
  • 248 words
  • 9
Tagged Grace, Guard your heart, Proverbs

Guard your heart…

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. Proverbs 4:23 Words almost fail me when I […]

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Choices
Books and Reading / I've Been Thinking
  • July 4, 2019
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  • 7 min
  • 6 years
  • 949 words
  • 13
Tagged Choices, East of Eden, Free will, Gone with the Wind, John Steinbeck

Choices

You are free to choose, but the choices you make today will determine what you will be, do and have in the […]

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Migraine
Health and Well-Being
  • July 3, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 399 words
  • 10
Tagged Chronic Disease, Hope, Migraine

Migraine

Vortex I am lost in the vortex of pain. This crucifixion, the nails hammer into my temple. The overwhelming nausea, my head […]

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Is real change possible?
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • June 27, 2019
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  • 6 min
  • 6 years
  • 755 words
  • 12
Tagged Hope, Humility, Spiritual growth

Is real change possible?

1 Peter 5: 5b – 7 (Berean Study Bible) says: “And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, […]

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Sisters
I've Been Thinking
  • June 21, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 406 words
  • 5
Tagged Family ties, Sisters, Togetherness

Sisters

“She is your mirror, shining back at you with a world of possibilities. She is your witness, who sees you at your […]

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Tribute to my Dad
I've Been Thinking
  • June 19, 2019
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  • 6 min
  • 6 years
  • 899 words
  • 11
Tagged Death of a Father, Grief and grieving, Tribute to Dad

Tribute to my Dad

When my Dad died one month before Dan and I got married. It was overwhelming. I cannot fully fathom why, but I could […]

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Love is…
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • June 17, 2019
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  • 5 min
  • 6 years
  • 721 words
  • 13
Tagged 1 Corinthians 13, Grace and mercy, Kindness, Love, Patience

Love is…

Love is patient, love is kind… It sounds so beautiful, and seems so right. In theory, yes. But easy? Unequivocally, no. Defining […]

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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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