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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.

Million Dollar Moment

Posted on February 13, 2014 by harasprice

I am incredibly fortunate that, for the most part, I have been able to spend my career doing things I love to do. That does not mean that I enjoy every moment of my working life…not by any stretch of … Continue reading →

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Windows to the Soul

Posted on February 8, 2014 by harasprice

Yesterday, I woke up looking like a blood-hound, with two bright red, aching eyes staring back at me in the mirror. The day before, I had tried out a different shade of deep slate blue eyeliner that felt a little … Continue reading →

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Sometimes

Posted on February 7, 2014 by harasprice

Sometimes I find myself in a group of strangers and I realize I am looking for myself. Usually, we are gathered in a place together for some reason– common interest, perhaps. A compelling topic, a common cause, or at least, … Continue reading →

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getting to “yes”

Posted on February 2, 2014 by harasprice

i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive … Continue reading →

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Compelled

Posted on January 31, 2014 by harasprice

Its 1:00 a.m. as I sit to write. It amazes me that I am awake, and that what I am choosing to do at this post-midnight, pre-dawn hour is to write here on my blog. I have been doing a … Continue reading →

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I Pray

Posted on January 25, 2014 by harasprice

Today, I was checking my Facebook during a break at Diocesan Annual Council. I read a status update from someone who shared a personal tribute to and extended a desire for prayers for a loved one. I wrote that I … Continue reading →

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Blizzard

Posted on January 22, 2014 by harasprice

Like most people who have spent a chunk of time in cold, snowy climates, I have no shortage of stories about ice storms, snow storms, and frigid cold weather. In Buffalo, snowstorms are measured in feet, and continuous days of … Continue reading →

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Fish and Frogs

Posted on January 17, 2014 by harasprice

I write this blog post from San Antonio, where I am attending a Social Work Research conference. This conference is always a reunion for me, a time when my own cohort from my doctoral program shares our stories, and catches … Continue reading →

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Magnetism

Posted on January 11, 2014 by harasprice

I could smell the coming of a new millennium on that autumn morning. I stepped outside the Albany hotel where I had been conferencing with my colleagues. Suitcases and supplies were packed for a trip back to Buffalo. My colleagues … Continue reading →

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Gifts of the Magi

Posted on January 6, 2014 by harasprice

I have been fortunate to have encountered magi several times on this path I am traveling in my life. The magi in my life are not always archetypal robed Kings riding camels across majestic sand dunes. Nevertheless, encountering magi is … Continue reading →

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