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About harasprice

Episcopal Priest, Social Worker, Professor, parent, teacher, learner, writer, advocate, and grateful traveller along this journey through life. Serving as the Vocations Minister for the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia.

Leaders

Posted on March 7, 2014 by harasprice

Tonight, as I sit to write, I am thinking about leadership. I have had the chance to reflect on this theme often this week, numerous times and in various ways. Sometimes, my own leadership has been the center of exploration … Continue reading →

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Pelican

Posted on March 6, 2014 by harasprice

Yesterday, a pelican crossed my path as I started out on my Lenten journey of Cultivating Sacred Space. Admittedly, it was not an actual flesh-and-blood pelican, but its appearance in my life on Ash Wednesday was fortuitous, nevertheless. This particular … Continue reading →

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Lent 2014: Cultivating Sacred Space

Posted on March 5, 2014 by harasprice

It was last year, on Ash Wednesday, when I started this blog at the end of my work day. All that day, I had been recalling the memory of My First Ashes. I am fairly tech savvy because of some … Continue reading →

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Fashnacht

Posted on March 4, 2014 by harasprice

There are so many names for this day: Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, or as it was when I grew up, “the day Gramma made doughnuts.” In fact, it was one specific doughnut…the fashnacht…that was a staple this time … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposition

Posted on March 1, 2014 by harasprice

There is something about the coming together of opposites that attracts me. I am drawn to juxtapositions, and make my home at the coming together of seemingly opposing forces. My astrological chart would suggest it might be related to my … Continue reading →

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Motto

Posted on February 25, 2014 by harasprice

The love you liberate in your work is the only love you keep. –Elbert Hubbard A few weeks prior to my dissertation defense–after I had met with each committee member, made countless changes, lived night and day with the pages … Continue reading →

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Asking

Posted on February 24, 2014 by harasprice

Tonight is a quiet night in my house. Homework is happening upstairs, and the news is on in the next room. I have work I could do (as is generally the case). But, I am feeling so much awe…ordinary, everyday, … Continue reading →

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Against the Grain

Posted on February 22, 2014 by harasprice

The Provost sat behind his oak desk, which had a noticeable wood-grain pattern. As I waited, my thoughts followed a line which began at one corner and meandered across the length of the desk. Before the tree that furnished this … Continue reading →

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Mid-Winter Tea

Posted on February 18, 2014 by harasprice

My colleague and I were having lunch today at a favorite local Thai restaurant a short walk from our office. We both ordered jasmine tea, enjoying sipping over lunch and conversation. It was a simple, lovely moment in the midst … Continue reading →

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My Funny Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2014 by harasprice

I am a huge fan of vintage paper, and especially valentines. In years past, every flat surface of my house has had cards from the sentimental to the hopelessly tacky displayed on it. There is a special place in my … Continue reading →

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