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Abandoned
Abandoned….as I sat in the church after the altar was stripped that word echoed in my head. The invitation from the priest had been to sit for a bit in the bareness of the sanctuary and consider how Christ felt … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Friendship, #GodisLove, #GoodFriday, #Gratitude, #Memories, #MercifulGod, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Waiting
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God’s Test
I always feel a bit odd when I read about God testing the people. Tonight I read at mass. I hobbled up to the pulpit and took a breath. This first reading from Genesis 22 is one of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #God'sPlan, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Home, #Joy, #LettingGo, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Waiting
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When Bad Things Happen…
In the Ignatian Lay Volunteer (ILV) group that I belong to we are reading God, You’re Breaking My Heart by Jesuit Brian Grogan. It is not a comfortable read but it is timely. The subtitle is What is God’s response … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #BalmforAll, #beauty, #cancer, #current events, #EttyHillesum, #Feelings, #GodKnows, #GoodPeople, #Gratitude, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #SeekingGod, #SufferingandEvil, community
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Still Learning Lessons
Life holds so many lessons for a life-long learner. When my Circle of Support met this past week we discussed how I still am needing to draw better boundaries. I do not know if I will master this prior to … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #beauty, #cancer, #Distractions, #Emotions, #family, #Feedback, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GodKnows, #Gratitude, #JesusTakeTheWheel, #Joy, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Stuff, #Waiting, ; #lifelonglessons, community
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Love Is Not Finished Yet
Hope is fragile but tenacious. These past couple of weeks have been an emotional roller coaster for me. When I met with my social worker yesterday I confessed that I had lost some of my courage. Fear is something I … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #courage, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Godisnotyetdone, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #HopeDances, #HopeWins, #Joy, #LoveWillHavetheFinalWord, #lovewins, #MyBeloved, #Peace, #Prayer, #Really?, #Relationships, #ShatteredDreams, #TickTock, #Waiting
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Ungrateful Hearts
My friends to the south are celebrating Thanksgiving today. I have been thinking about praise and thanks lately. I have been missing in action on this page for just over a week now. With everything else I am sorting, through … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #DailyReading, #DanceAnyway, #Faith, #Feelings, #friendsaregrace, #Friendship, #Godinallthings, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #JesusAlways, #marianfeast, #MaryMotherofGod, #mystery, #OpenHands, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, community
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Sadness of the Heart
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #beauty, #current events, #healinghope, #lovewins, #Prayer, #St. Francis
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Safe in God’s Arms
My morning dance routine has been lost, like so many other rituals these past months. When it does spontaneously return, my heart is joy-filled and a smile breaks out on my face as I find my body moving to the … Continue reading
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Tagged #Action, #ArmsofGod, #beauty, #BigLifeQuestions, #ChildofGod, #Christ'sStandard, #Distractions, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #goodhands=God'shands, #Gratitude, #Hallelujah!, #Joy, #KitchenDancing, #LiesinYourHead, #LongArms, #MatthewKelly, #Memories, #Peace, #Prayer, #ProtectionofGod, #Relationships, #ResistingHappiness, #SafeLandings, #SafeSpace, #St.Catherine, #StandingontheSolidRock, #TruthPrevails
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Revisioning Our Stories
For most of my growing up years I thought I was an ugly duckling. I hated my curly hair which stylists seemed confused by, my mom dressed me funny, and I, quite honestly, preferred my brother’s hand me downs because … Continue reading
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Tagged ##Transformation, #beauty, #cancer, #ChildhoodMemories, #ChildofGod, #ChildoftheLight, #ChooseLife, #family, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GodKnows, #goodhands=God'shands, #GracedHistory, #Gratitude, #Home, #Joy, #JoyUnspeakable, #LivinguntilIDie, #LoveofReading, #lovewins, #Memories, #P&F, #Peace, #Prayer, #Principle&Foundation, #Relationships, #Storytelling, #Stuff, #UglyDucklingStory
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