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Monthly Archives: July 2017
Address Book Changes
Friendship has ebbs and flows, and trying to weather challenges sometimes changes your address book. I first found that phrase in a book by Stephanie Ericsson entitled Companion Through the Darkness: Inner Dialogues on Grief. Ericsson had lost her husband … Continue reading
Posted in #Consolation, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #cancer, #EbbandFlow, #Feedback, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GodKnows, #Grace, #Gratitude, #Grief, #JesusTakeTheWheel, #Joy, #KeepingItReal, #Memories, #NoRoadMap, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #UnchartedPath, #VulnerableandOpen, #WriteinPencil, community
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Sown in the Heart
When I think about today’s Gospel reading, I cannot help but think of Dad’s garden this year, with its wild mix of weeds and flowers. Dad was a pretty darn good sower. He always had more tomatoes than he could … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #100-foldYield, #beauty, #Blessings, #cancer, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #GardenerGod, #Gratitude, #HannahHurnard, #hardconsolation, #Hind'sFeet, #Joy, #Mountains&Valleys, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #SowingSaintlySeeds, #SparklingSurprises, #Sundayreadings, #Waiting
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Stone Pillow
We do not always have physical comforts in life. Jacob takes a stone for a pillow in the Genesis reading today. He finds rest for his body but his mind wanders into an amazing dream world where a ladder is … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Action, #Angelsaroundus, #cancer, #DailyReading, #Free, #Freedom, #God'sPlan, #Godinallthings, #Godisgood, #Gratitude, #Joy, #JoyUnspeakable, #livethemoment, #LiveYourLife, #LivinguntilIDie, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Worthy
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What Troubles You?
The angel of God asks Hagar a silly question in my mind, as she sits weeping over her predicament in the desert with her son in Genesis 21: What troubles you? The angel knows full well what bothers her. I … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #Desolation, #Miracles, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #Angelsaroundus, #cancer, #DailyReading, #Decluttering, #family, #Feelings, #Friendship, #Godisgood, #GodisInControl, #Gratitude, #Joy, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #TrustGod, #Waiting, community
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As You Choose
My pastor told an interesting story today at mass. The gist of it went something like this: Near a village lived an old man who was very wise and could answer hard questions. Many people came to him, seeking his … Continue reading
Posted in #BibleStories, #Consolation, #prayer, Catholic, Christian, Faith, Ignatian, Spirituality
Tagged #CanadaDay, #cancer, #DailyReading, #Discernment, #Distractions, #Emotions, #Examen Spiritual Exercises, #family, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Godinallthings, #Gratitude, #Jesus, #Joy, #MercifulGod, #Peace, #Prayer, #Principle&Foundation, #Relationships, #Storytelling, #Stuff, Compassion
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