Month: March 2020
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Friday Feelings
Today is my sister’s birthday! Since she lives thousands of miles away in the Netherlands, we will be doing a social distancing-style celebration over Zoom. Two years ago, we traveled to Italy for her 30th birthday, hiking along the coast and towns of Cinque Terre. It was the most beautiful place I’ve ever been! Being…
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Hope in Hard Times
The first day of spring. A few weeks ago I wrote a reflection and poem on longing for spring – and since then the world has turned upside down! While our reality and circumstances have changed – our hearts are the same. We all have a deep longing for hope and beauty. Several years ago,…
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A St. Patrick’s Day Prayer of Protection
It’s not your typical St. Patrick’s Day. Life has changed practically overnight for all of us. It’s a strange and hard reality. There is fear, uncertainty, disappointment. Along with resolve, hope, and determination. When the entire world finds itself in a battle, we must do everything we can to be wise and support one another…
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Spring is Coming
March. Day one of a new month. When the calendar transitions from winter to spring, even if the weather doesn’t cooperate. Last year, on March 1, it was a surprise snow day! No snow today, or even much at all this year…yet I have felt the weight of this winter season. It’s been a long,…