Tag Archives: #Angelsaroundus

Embrace Empathy

Posted on March 14, 2015 by sstyves

In our hands we hold fragile feelings some days. The emotions can get crushed in the wrong hands. I have been counting my blessings these weeks and months that I am surrounded by caring and gentle friends. I am well … Continue reading →

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We Are Connected

Posted on March 11, 2015 by sstyves

Tonight was the second evening of the parish Lenten Mission. We have brought in a Jesuit who happens to have had the most profound influence on my faith journey. This afternoon some of us gathered in the Educational Centre to … Continue reading →

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Mountaintop Experiences

Posted on March 1, 2015 by sstyves

Today Abraham in the First Reading and the disciples in the Gospel have mountaintop experiences. I have talked about me dealing with my illness by imagining that I am on the top of the mountain and not fretting about what … Continue reading →

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Waiting for a Miracle

Posted on February 27, 2015 by sstyves

Today was the last day of my tests prior to seeing the surgeon next week. Now I am, as Bruce Cockburn sang, waiting for a miracle. Waiting is not always easy. We want to run ahead and know what the … Continue reading →

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To Be Held

Posted on February 16, 2015 by sstyves

This morning I happened to hear Natalie Grant’s song Held on the radio. That song comforts me. I think it is because the image of God holding me is one I comprehend. The song also is not for the weak … Continue reading →

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Wrapped in Love

Posted on February 15, 2015 by sstyves

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, that artificial commercial day with inflated prices and hopeful expectations. Now that it is over, I thought I might talk about a different kind of love as I deliver some distressing and challenging news in light … Continue reading →

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The Word of Your Life

Posted on February 13, 2015 by sstyves

I had a friend who would sign off her letters to me with “Until the word of your life be fully spoken…” I did not know that I would walk her to the final week of her life, bringing her … Continue reading →

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Light in the Darkness

Posted on February 10, 2015 by sstyves

Today as I drove home amidst whirling snow and poor visibility, I began to think about how blessed I was to have so many amazing friends surrounding me for most of my life. They have been beacons for me that … Continue reading →

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My House

Posted on January 23, 2015 by sstyves

We grow up in a house if we are fortunate. Not everyone is. Of this I am well aware having volunteered with homeless people when I lived in Washington, DC. It is hard to miss people who live on the … Continue reading →

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Merry Mary?

Posted on December 25, 2014 by sstyves

Ah, Mary, what did you feel that very first Christmas, the Babe quietly sleeping in your arms? You knew not what was really unfolding. You must have been so tired from the long journey to Bethlehem on a donkey, ready … Continue reading →

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