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The Well is Deep It is a long journey down into the deep well of grief, but there are gifts too, along the way. Bright and shining stones that line the path guiding us into the heart of things. These appear before us one by one like stars across a darkening sky. The...
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But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. Luke 2:19 I noticed her as I passed through the small chapel on my way back to my room where I would pump milk for the two babies I’d left at home. She was standing at the front of the chapel space...
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I stand over the small wooden table gazing at the meal, my eyes taking in its beautiful simplicity. The host ladles me a generous scoop of steaming, creamy soup and I shuffle slowly around the table in silence with my fellow retreat participants. I...
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I was only a few weeks in to blogging when I stumbled across Shawn Smucker’s blog via a friend’s site. His was one of the first blogs I ever followed, probably the first I commented on, and I continue to look forward to his posts...
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“For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 I can’t do this. I am doing this. Both. And. This is where we live, where Mary meets us. And we all cry out together to the angel and the blinding light, “How can this be?” Then comes...
