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Fire!
“There’s a fire. A woman’s screaming for help,” my husband said and ran out the door. I followed Fred across the lawn to the townhouse building next to ours. Smoke billowed out the front door of an upstairs unit. Someone was calling … Continue reading →
On This Mountain
Last week I talked about deadlines closing in on me. One of them was SoulStream’s Living from the Heart course. It would be my first time co-facilitating a six-day intensive in spiritual formation, and I wanted to prepare well for it. Shortly before I … Continue reading →
Posted in Mystical, Prayer, Stories
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Tagged 2 Corinthians 3;18, An Open Gate, bruised reed, Isaiah 25:6-9, Isaiah 42:3, Living from the Heart, Lodge at Twin Creeks, Nan C. Merrill, Psalm 122:1 & 2, Psalms for Praying, Rachel Hartland, smouldering wick, SoulStream, Transformation, unveiled faces
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Night Crossing
Imagine you are in your favourite place, the instructions for the prayer read. Perhaps it is on a beach or in a cosy cabin. What do you see, hear, feel, taste, smell? Are you alone or with others? After you have relaxed … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Mystical, Praying with the Imagination, Stories
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Tagged Contemplation of Place, Ian hoar, Jessica Gardner, John 1:1-3, Kimmeridge, Nan C. Merrill, Night Sailing, Night Sky, praying with the imagination, Psalm 18:10, Psalms for Praying, Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh
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That Which Is Lost Within Me
On October 5, an announcement was made to the congregation that my employment at New Life Community Church would end on December 31. A few days before, I was writing last week’s post. Nervous about the coming change, I reached for … Continue reading →
Posted in Popular Posts, Stories
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Tagged Benedictine Sisters of Turvey Abbey, Eric Liddell, Flora Slosson Wuellner, freedom, McCrimmon Pulblishing, New Life Community Church, over work, seeks for that which is lost within me, SoulStream, The Risen Living Christ, Thomas Hawke, William-Adolphe Bouguereau
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The Hand that Stilled the Storm
Lately Jesus has been inviting me to hold his hand as we walk through life together. That reminds me of something that happened when Heidi was born. She was delivered as planned by caesarean section a week before the due date. Since I … Continue reading →
Walking with Jesus
Lately I have been beginning my day with Pray as you go In these short on-line reflections, I am often asked to imagine myself with Jesus and interact with him. One morning I was one of the women who followed Jesus. When … Continue reading →
Scarlet Fever
Do you have a memory that you treasure? I’ll tell you one of my favourites. Recognize the handsome fellow dressed in red serge? That’s my husband, Fred. We met thirty-five years ago in the indigenous community of Bella Bella. Back then this tiny village, … Continue reading →
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Tagged being cherished, being loved, Bella Bella. B.C., God delights in us, God's delight, Isaiah 62:4, treasured memories, Waglisla, wedding
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Love Speaks to Me about Food
The voice I would listen to spoke to me about my relationship with food. Before we left on vacation, I discovered Geneen Roth’s book Women, Food and God. In it Roth talks about the guidelines for eating that have transformed her life. Instead of … Continue reading →
Posted in Overeating, Popular Posts, Stories
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Ed Dahl, Forest Walk, Geneen Roth, Guidelines for Eating, Nan C. Merrill, Overeating, Psalm 73, SoulStream, SoulStream Commitments, Women Food and God
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The Voice of Love Loving
I woke in the night feeling condemned for overeating. A voice kept at me, relentlessly inflicting guilt and shame. It blamed me for using my addiction to food as an excuse to sin. It called me a hypocrite. I repented and vowed … Continue reading →
Blessed Mistakes
I am a list maker. When we go camping, I have a list of everything we need categorized and updated yearly. I live by the old boy scout motto “Be prepared.” I value efficiency and love it when everything goes smoothly. That … Continue reading →
Posted in Homelessness, Stories, Wednesday Lunch Club
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Tagged Be Prepared, Boy Scouts of America, Cobs Bakery, freeparking :-|, John of the Cross, Kieran Kavanaugh, Matthew 6:10, mistakes, Starbucks, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross, The Lord's prayer, Wednesday Lunch Club
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An Everyday Pilgrim 