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Behold the one beholding you, and smiling. – Anthony DeMello Our cat Blackie’s breath routinely reeks of all sorts of ungodly foulness. He snores, day and night, like a bear in hibernation. He leaves small puddles of drool on the bed and couch. He bosses...
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Our whole family gathers in the back yard, near the fence line and woodpile. It’s evening, and both the sun and temperature are dropping quickly. Several of us wear light coats. We’re all near-kneeling, our heads bent toward the ground in front of the two white...
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Lord, I curl in thy grey gossamer hammock that swings by one elastic thread to thin twigs that could, that should break but don’t. – Denise Levertov // Our eight-year-old boys strung a thin nylon hammock between two trees and hung there together for...
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Many of us rallied through the sudden changes brought by COVID 19 with equal doses of information and humor this past week. I personally, have read more news this week than at any other time in my life – I’m even checking local news several times a...
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If I were to tell you one more thing, it would be this: Do not believe that the one who seeks to comfort you lives without difficulty the simple and humble words that sometimes help you. His life contains much grief and sadness and he remains far behind you. Were it...
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Some days, I would sell my own soul for thirty pieces of silver, just to hear the coins, solid and real, clinking in my pocket. Some days, I too would sell my birthright for a steaming bowl of stew, because hunger is here and now. I would throw myself from the...
