I dedicate this post to my dear Aunt Sara, who finished her race this past week and is now at…
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Fasting and Other (Not) Fun Things
Lent is hard. Fasting is hard. Add that to the list of historical “No kidding, Captain Obvious” quotes – right…
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Return of the King: An Ash Wednesday Reflection
We just finished our annual (sometimes semi-annual) pilgrimage through Middle Earth via the epic film trilogy The Lord of the…
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Building Home: A Poetical Rant
I’ve been thinking about “home” quite a bit lately, and about “building home”. The view from my current “home”. Not…
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The Other Side
I give you fair warning, friends: it’s about to get all biblical – and poetical – up in here. *NOTE: If…
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Trains, Planes, and Cathedrals
I got to ride on a train this past weekend. Trains are wonderful. Train stations can be great also –…
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New Year “Adventures” and a Strange Gift
I don’t know how things are at your house, but in the Nelson homestead, 2019 has begun with a whimper…
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A “Deep”-er Epiphany
Well, hi there, 2019. And greetings, dear readers! I hope your holiday season was full of the Hope, Peace, Joy,…
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The Grip of Love
The final candle in the Advent wreath is the Love candle. It’s been a pleasantly busy week. As I said…
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Joy: A “Small” Study
We watched Small One on Sunday. For those of you unfamiliar with this gem, ’tis a classic animated short from…
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