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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” —Aristotle
Autumn has been meandering here in Southern Maine. In the orchard at my bigger boy Jonah’s school, the yellow jackets have hung around well into this colorful season sampling the plentiful apples. The...
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“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the...
I am grateful to have a garage that is connected to my home. It makes for easier winters and for fewer distractions when loading my boys up into the car for outings. From the rearview mirror of my...
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“The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”...
I’m sitting and I’m listening. I’m sitting and I’m listening while the inside right bridge of my nose is burning and the right side of my head is throbbing. I have finally succumbed to the cold that my...
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“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.”...
I’m sitting at wooden table at a Whole Foods Market a few feet from a checkout line. I’ve completed my shopping and devoured a cup of soup. I’ve been out since before dawn, hence my pre-noon lunch. My...
View Article“I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.”...
I’ve just left our bustling household. My husband and I made a quick hand-off with our boys and I am now heading for a meeting at their school. I’m snuggled in my car now and I’ve got the heat blasting...
View Article“Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” —Emily Bronte
As a young girl, I attended a very small, missionary Catholic Church. In our little church building, the floor boards creaked and slanted with a low ceiling hanging over us. Many of the congregants...
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Last week a friend invited Jonah, Adrian and me for an impromptu picnic just after our noon pick-up at school. She said she knew of a spot by a stream just a stone’s throw from our campus. It was a...
View Article“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”...
In this season, the birds awaken so early, beginning their morning song a good hour before our household stretches its sleepy limbs. I’ve been listening to their song and heard them clearly this...
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