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personal musings

Both Mine Eyes
10 Mar 2015

Both Mine Eyes

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 0

You had a good plan. A lovely plan. If God had just gone along with it, you would have given him the praise, and the world would have been a better place. But omnipotent God somehow let everything go wrong, … Continued

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Lent, personal musings, poetry
First Words
5 Sep 2014

First Words

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 2

What are the first words out of your mouth each morning? It only recently occurred to me that this might be important. For many years, without any thought at all, my first words have been to ask my husband how … Continued

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personal musings, prayer, psalms
Yield
26 May 2014

Yield

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 0

“What power had I / Before I learned to yield? / Shatter me, great wind: / I shall possess the field.” I have been mulling over these lines (“Milkweed”) from Richard Wilbur’s  in “Two Voices in a Meadow.” So often … Continued

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the Unicorn Yoke
30 Apr 2014

the Unicorn Yoke

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 1

per There are days when freedom to choose what to do is a great burden. This week I am feeling the combination of anticlimax (after my sister’s wedding), spring fever, and Santa Ana winds (i.e. heat and headaches). It’s exactly … Continued

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Safety, Shelter, Home
9 Apr 2014

Safety, Shelter, Home

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 4

The slogan of a local radio station, “Safe for the Whole Family,” never fails to irritate me. It’s not only that I don’t think the station is safe–from the lure of American consumerism, for instance. It’s not only that I … Continued

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A White Lent
7 Apr 2014

A White Lent

by heather | posted in: Spiritual Journals | 0

Spring is here, and everything is fresh and restless…and pastel. It doesn’t seem to fit the Lenten mood or palette sometimes. I expect to dwell in purple, moving somberly into black, and instead the world around me is full of … Continued

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Lent, personal musings
Sooner Than You Think
6 Mar 2014

Sooner Than You Think

by heather | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

“Longer than you wish, sooner than you think.” I was driving 65 mph on the 110 when I heard this today, and laughed aloud. My daughters promptly reminded me that I had laughed at the same quote last week–which I … Continued

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