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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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Binge-reading – books by Francena H. Arnold
Books and Reading
  • May 30, 2019
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  • 4 min
  • 6 years
  • 596 words
  • 9
Tagged Christian Fiction, Francena H. Arnold

Binge-reading – books by Francena H. Arnold

Lately, I have been binge reading books by Christian author, Francena H. Arnold. She wrote during the 1950s and 60s.  Arnold… “was […]

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The meaning of  the elephant
I've Been Thinking
  • May 28, 2019
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  • 4 min
  • 6 years
  • 540 words
  • 6
  • 8
Tagged Grief and grieving, Symbolism of elephants, Untimely death

The meaning of the elephant

(My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer took her life. She was […]

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The pounding of grief – remembering Seana
I've Been Thinking
  • May 25, 2019
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  • 5 min
  • 6 years
  • 637 words
  • 5
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Tagged Death and dying, Death of a child, grief, Untimely death

The pounding of grief – remembering Seana

(My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer took her life. She was […]

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Reflections on Psalm 116:15
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • May 24, 2019
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  • 6 min
  • 6 years
  • 870 words
  • 9
Tagged Death and dying, Mystery, Psalms, Sovereignty

Reflections on Psalm 116:15

I was reading the Amplified version of Psalm 116 this morning and verse 15 struck me, reverberating through my heart and mind. […]

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Fresh breezes…
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • May 21, 2019
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  • 2 min
  • 6 years
  • 264 words
  • 4
Tagged Heaven declares, Restore my soul, Spirit of God

Fresh breezes…

I am sitting here at the kitchen table, writing. When I turn my head to the left I look out of the […]

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Tribute to Seana – remembering Seana – part 5
I've Been Thinking
  • May 21, 2019
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  • 7 min
  • 6 years
  • 1,000 word
  • 10
Tagged Death of a child, grief, Untimely death

Tribute to Seana – remembering Seana – part 5

(My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer took her life. She was […]

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She is gone – remembering Seana – part 4
I've Been Thinking
  • May 19, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 372 words
  • 12
Tagged Death of a child, grief, Untimely death

She is gone – remembering Seana – part 4

(My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer took her life. She was […]

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Sorrow and joy – remembering Seana – part 3
I've Been Thinking
  • May 18, 2019
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  • 2 min
  • 6 years
  • 299 words
  • 8
Tagged Death of a child, grief, Untimely death

Sorrow and joy – remembering Seana – part 3

Written May 18, 2013 (My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer took […]

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Marking time
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality
  • May 17, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 423 words
  • 12
Tagged Alpha and Omega, Time

Marking time

Have you ever sat and listened? Have you listened quietly to the seconds – Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock? Seconds that turn into minutes, then […]

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Sunny, dark days –  Remembering Seana – part 2
I've Been Thinking
  • May 15, 2019
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  • 8 min
  • 6 years
  • 1,058 word
  • 11
Tagged Death of a child, grief, Untimely death

Sunny, dark days – Remembering Seana – part 2

Written on May 15, 2012 My beloved niece Seana passed from this life to the next on May 19, 2012. Ovarian Cancer […]

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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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