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Category Archives: Spiritual journey
Super moon
I am writing outside tonight, enjoying the faint breeze on a warm, southern summer night. I have been awaiting tonight’s supermoon to make an appearance just over the tree line, beckoning me as always. As I sit and wait, I … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey
Tagged calling, compline, Contemplation, darkness, faith, God, light, moon. supermoon, nature, photography, reflection, spirit, spirituality, vocation
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Being With
I started musing on the theme of “being with” on small points of light a few days ago, as I reflected on my recent time at the Wild Goose Festival. My thoughts were jarred listening to Sara Miles give a … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged cbpr, community, community engaged research, Eucharist, faith, motherhood, Parenting, recovery, Sara Miles, vocation, with, worship
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Faith Mark
… a belated Wild Goose adventure… My tween daughter was a bit bedraggled at Wild Goose, partly due to the rain and partly due to not quite fitting in with either the “kids” or the “youth.” We had some memorable … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, Wild Goose
Tagged celtic knot, faith, journey, Parenting, spirituality, tattoo, Wild Goose, wildgoose14
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Goose Chase
Just ask anyone in my family: as a rule, I don’t like geese. My spouse has watched, laughing hysterically, as a goose chased me across a park in St. Louis and, as I describe it, tried to peck my eyes … Continue reading
Out Loud
Today, with great joy, I had the privilege of announcing the call of a new rector for the church community that I so dearly love. This is the happy news I have holding in my heart, and it has been … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey
Tagged Christianity, faith, forgiveness, God, grace, inclusion, prayer
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Quiet Confidence
It’s been a few days since I have sat still long enough to put words to paper here on small points of light. In spite of the heat and humidity of a Virginia summer, the only place I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in quotations and reflections, Spiritual journey
Tagged authenticity, confidence, Contemplation, grace, healing, meditation, Rilke, spirituality, trust, unfold, vulnerability
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Trinity Knot
Today is Trinity Sunday, possibly my favorite day (theologically speaking) of the liturgical calendar. I have heard many jokes passed between my clergy friends about who gets stuck preaching on the day that the liturgy focuses on the seeming conundrum … Continue reading
Forty Four
On this day, as the calendar of my life flips another year, I realize once again how things have changed, how much I have learned, and how grateful I am for what this year has offered me on my journey. … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and verse, Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged birthday, Contemplation, faith, God, learning, lessons, life lessons, reflection
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First Lecture
As the ball dropped to welcome 1995, I made one firm resolution: Teach a class. I was working as a social worker at the time, and I had just been promoted to the Director of my tiny department. It was … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged college, Education, faith, journey, learning, ministry, Serendipity, teaching, vocation
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First steps
My daughter asked me the other day to tell her about the story of her first steps. She was asking because she came across a little video montage her Dad had made of her toddling first steps across the red … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged discernment, first steps, God, inspiration, journey, spirituality, walking
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