Love and the Law of Attraction
Yesterday, Christians around the world celebrated Easter (though not yet for the Eastern Orthodox). As I walked with intentionality through Holy Week last week (mostly attending SSJE’s liturgies online), I found myself thinking a lot about Jesus’ love. As I seek now...
The Blessing of Memories
Fourteen years ago this week, this was my view. To celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, my parents had gathered their far-flung progeny at a quintessential Italian villa in the Tuscan countryside. We spent a bucolic week touring small towns, spectacular...
Pondering the Abundance of Gifts in My Life
As I have shared with people about my divorce, I have been surprised with the abundance of gifts and offerings I’ve received. So many people offered me places to stay or to use for retreat or rest and recovery. Others have offered of their time to help pack or...
Choosing Pebbles
Recently, in one of those early morning moments between sleep and full wakefulness, an image came to me. I heard a preacher tell a brief parable. They said that most of us choose to carry one large rock around with us. We consider that rock to be our burden, our...
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