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a slow journey through lent: day 14
Reflect back on this week with Psalm 22:22-31. Is there a particular word that you have come back to repeatedly? What is it about that...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read
a slow journey through lent: day 13
Today, take some time to reflect on the last 3 verses of Psalm 22. "Let all mortals - those born to die - bow down in his presence....
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Mar 1, 20211 min read
Nourishing Creation
Does it ever happen to you that you see a word, a phrase, anything really, come up over and over within a week or even just a few days? I...
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Feb 28, 20212 min read
a slow journey through lent: days 11 & 12
Today or tomorrow head over to A Quiet Space and let me guide you through a sacred reading (lectio divina) of the scripture for the week....
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Feb 27, 20211 min read
a slow journey through lent: day 10
Take a few deep breaths and settle down into a quiet space. Listen to this song based on Psalm 22 sitting with the music. See what you...
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Feb 26, 20211 min read
a slow journey through lent: day 6
Take a few deep breaths and try to settle down into a quiet space. Listen to this song based on Psalm 25 sitting with the music. See what...
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Feb 22, 20211 min read
Invitation: a slow journey through lent
Sometimes I like things slow. Okay, I like things slow almost all of the time. (You can read about why that is here.) And sometimes I...
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Feb 16, 20211 min read
A Slow Life
"I live a slow life" I said to someone the other day. I didn't say it as an excuse or as pride - just a fact. But I wasn't always this...
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Feb 16, 20212 min read
Take a Deep Breath...
There was a time when the only deep breaths I would take were as I sat in a doctor's office and they would place their cold stethoscope...
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Jan 23, 20213 min read
A Different Kind of Word
Years ago I began noticing a word or a theme that would repeatedly make an appearance throughout the year. Then at some point, I heard a...
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Jan 5, 20212 min read
"I Will Light Candles this Christmas"
I didn't grow up celebrating Advent. In fact, if you had asked me what it was I probably would have said "it sounds Catholic" or...
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Nov 29, 20202 min read
An Invitation: to sit with the palms
Today is Palm Sunday. The Sunday before Easter. For some that means nothing. For others it brings memories of children dancing and...
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Apr 5, 20202 min read
My Story: The Slow Journey (aka #theslojourney) - Part II
For a quick recap to see what got me to part II - see part I. Since I had enrolled in a two-year program for spiritual direction, I...
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Feb 13, 20202 min read
My Story: The Slow Journey (aka #theslojourney) - Part I
I remember coming out of my mo...just kidding - I won't start there. A few months ago I suggested to someone that it might be helpful if...
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Feb 5, 20202 min read
Stay With the Light
"You have to be present with the light" she said. And in that instant I smiled and I knew I was in good company. A few months ago I...
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Jan 11, 20202 min read
Imago Dei
Different kinds of plants, different kinds of animals One kind of human, in the image of the Divine. The Divine face is indeterminable...
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Jan 11, 20201 min read
A Day With Mister Rogers
I'm not sure how often, but it was regularly I sat with Fred Rogers as a child. I was transported on the trolley and his world of...
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Nov 29, 20193 min read
From Rules to Resting
Do you like writing out goals each year? Do you have a 3 year, 5 year or even 10 year plan for your life? Well, then let me tell you......
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Sep 20, 20193 min read
Between Every Two Pine Trees...
I live for the smell of pine trees. Here in Arizona, the Ponderosa Pines have a particularly lovely aroma. They smell not just like pine,...
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Sep 12, 20193 min read
Lessons from God through the Dog
This dog. I blame him on my mother. She sent an enormous bag of beads to my daughter that needed a case, so of course we made our way to...
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Jun 11, 20193 min read
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