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Laughter in the Surrealness
I have talked briefly about my Circle of Support here before. I hand-chose six people from various parts of my life to help guide me in decision-making around end-of-life matters. This includes issues about tangible support from friends, health … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #CircleofSupport, #DailyReading, #Epiphany, #Feelings, #Free, #Freedom, #Friendship, #God'sPlan, #Gratitude, #GreatPhysician, #Joy, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Stuff, #SurrealSituations, community
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Anything Good?
What do we do when we encounter people who are different than us? People have different skin colours, beliefs, values, and upbringings. They live in different parts of the city, country or world than us. Sometimes a couple of questions … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #Free, #Freedom, #GodisOneofUs, #Gratitude, #JesusismyModel, #Jesusisoneofus, #KeepingItReal, #NoMoreJudging, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #Stuff
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Sharing Our Humanity
During the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, retreatants spend some time contemplating on the birth of Jesus. Directors often encourage them to pick the Divine Infant and hold the new-born King. Often it is Mary who gently offers the Child. … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #Contemplations, #DirtyStableLessons, #family, #Feelings, #Freedom, #Friendship, #GodbecameOneofUs, #Gratitude, #Home, #JesusismyModel, #Jesusisoneofus, #Joy, #LivinguntilIDie, #MessinessofChristmas, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #RoleModel, #SharedOurHumanity, #SpiritualDirection, #SpiritualExercises
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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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Showing Up
Who knows they are deeply loved? My hand is waving like some third-grade child, knowing for sure that I have the right answer. I can tell you that without a doubt I am blessed beyond words by how much love … Continue reading
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Tagged #beauty, #cancer, #family, #Feelings, #Freedom, #Friendship, #Gratitude, #Joy, #KaraTippetts, #Loved, #LoveOneAnother, #Memories, #MyTribe, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, #showingup, #WhatCanIDo?
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Abounding Grace
I have known how to do the first part of this adventure with a certain amount of grace because it was not so foreign to me. When I found out that I had an aggressive form of cancer–cholangiocarcinoma–I made a … Continue reading
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Tagged #cancer, #goodhands=God'shands, #Peace, #Prayer, #Relationships, dailyreadings#
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God in all things 