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(Welcome to #SmallWonder. I’m happy you’re here. This week I’m re-sharing an old post as I put my time and energy into preparing for a retreat this weekend, co-led with Laura Boggess, “As a Little Child.”) Wendy knew the...
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Prince Humperdinck, “First things first, to the death.” Westley, “No, to the pain.” – The Princess Bride O, I believe, fate smiled and destiny laughed as she came to my cradle, know this child will be able, laughed as my body she lifted,...
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I willingly believe that the damned are, in one sense, successful, rebels to the end; that the doors of hell are locked on the inside. – C.S. Lewis What keeps me from the joy and wonder of This Day, This Moment, is the Dream, the Longing, to be in some Other...
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I love this image of Christ in the Wilderness gathering Wild Flowers painted by Stanley Spencer. I decided last weekend that I would try to write 500 words, five days a week for the month of March. And I nearly did this past week. But still, I came...
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. . . we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the winds and join in the general dance. – Thomas Merton in New Seeds of Contemplation The twins perched on the back of the couch banging on the window with a screw driver and...
