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Hiding Places
You may be wondering how the little girl at the window is doing. She’s still there and let me know she kind of liked meeting up with her younger fearless self. As I thought about her, I realized my fearful … Continue reading →
Surrendering to God’s Action Within
At the beginning of Lent, I downloaded Welcoming Prayer: Consent on the Go and committed to taking a few minutes a day to welcome “what is” in my life. If you have been reading my blog lately, you’ll know that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Anthony de Mello, awareness, Cherry Haisten, Contemplative Outreach, Esther Hizsa, Gail Fitzpatrick-Hopler, If you can't beat it, Mary Dwyer, Pamela Bergman, Romans 12:2, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Therese Saulnier, Welcoming Prayer: Consent on the Go
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A New Kind of Happy
It was raining and the forecast was for rain all week. I wouldn’t have minded if it was a typical week of writing, seeing directees, and going to the Wednesday Lunch Club, but all that was scheduled for the next … Continue reading →
A Spark of Something Holy
Last week’s post reminded me of a previous post I wrote a few years ago. Here it is again. Fred and I have been attending an Anglican Church in our neighbourhood. For Lent we joined a group that has been … Continue reading →
Posted in Reflections, Stories, Wednesday Lunch Club
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Blueberry, Brian McLaren, Burnaby, Esther Hizsa, freedom, Hannah Nieman, Matthew 23:20, Shame, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, St. Stephen the Martyr Anglican Church, We Make the Road by Walking, Whitney Thore
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The Underside
Christmas Day jangled me into another dimension. I found myself on “the underside,” living in a parallel universe where survival meant the monsters (anything and everything that causes me stress) had to be contained. Not an easy few days for … Continue reading →
Living Out of Our Stories
“We live out of our stories,” Monty Williams, SJ said to our little group of Ignatian directors. We listened intently to this wise, amiable priest who was born in Guyana seven decades ago. Father Williams explained that each of us … Continue reading →
Posted in Ignatian Spirituality, Prayer, Reflections, Spiritual Direction
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, Droplet, Esther Hizsa, Forlorn, Ignatian Sprititual Exercises, Monty Williams SJ, Regis College, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stories of an Everyday Pilgrim, wan mohd, Water II
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A Patch of Fog
“Turn on your lights and slow down,” Fred said. The fog on the road was so thick, we couldn’t see more that a few metres in front of us. I drove slowly, silently, looking for red tail lights and road signs … Continue reading →
Posted in Reflections, Spiritual Direction, Stories
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, being present, bravelittlebird, David Wagoner, Esther Hizsa, Heavy Fog, Houston Marsh, John Knox Christian School, Lost, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Stand still, Super Thick Fog leaving Montalvo
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God Isn’t Always Trying to Teach Us Stuff
Sorry folks. No new piece of writing came together for me this week. I hope you enjoy this post, originally published in 2013. God knows my thoughts even before I do.* And having heard all my thoughts, God must have a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, cell phone, Esther Hizsa, everyday, Frederick Buechner, God's love, Karen Tjøstelsdatter, Maltbie D. Babcock, Now and Then: A Memoir of Vocation, Philip Howard, Psalm 139, Psalm 139:4, Song of Songs, spiritual direction, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, spiritual journey, Steve Imbach, This is my Father's World
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This Hero’s Journey
I love being the hero. I want to be the one that fixes the problem or has the answer. If someone is in great need, I find myself ruminating about how that need can be met. Meanwhile, if someone else meets that need, … Continue reading →
Posted in Poverty of Spirit, Reflections, Stories, Wednesday Lunch Club
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Tagged Anne Yungwirth, awareness, Esther Hizsa, Free Store, hero's journey, Joan of Arc, New Life Community Church, Psalm 121, spiritual director, spiritual director Burnaby, spiritual director Vancouver, Transformation, Wednesday Lunch Club
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Walking on Water
Jesus sends me off to pray in my boat of words. I begin to row. Even though I know he’s gone off to the hills, I look for him beside me, remember our hands touching, while he slept in the stern. … Continue reading →
An Everyday Pilgrim 