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Writing is a process in which we discover what lives in us. The writing itself reveals to us what is alive in us. The deepest satisfaction of writing is precisely that it opens up new spaces within us of which we were not aware before we started to write. To write is to embark on a journey of which we do not know the final destination."
- Henri Nouwen
The Common Thread
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us
A Hope Deferred
38 weeks, 6 days. I’ve never been pregnant this long. I didn’t expect to be pregnant this long. And that’s what it all comes down
My, Aren’t We Nosey
What is it about human nature that makes us so concerned with the lives of others? A trip through the check-out line at the grocery
Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself
“How many times do I have to tell you?!” “Don’t make me say this again.” As a parent I repeat myself a lot, and I
Excuse me while I rant a bit…
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the
Gradeated!!
Baccalaureate is over. Commencement has come and gone. The degree is conferred. And now it’s Monday. My husband is a college graduate! What started a
Not because you told me to
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle always knew what to do. Parents would come to her, looking for a cure for their “thought-you-saiders” and “slow-eater-tiny-bite-takers.” At the end
Slow Going
“Mommy, when am I going to be a grown-up?” So says my almost-4-year-old, still a little girl, insisting she’s a big girl daughter. Hmm…that’s familiar.