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Spirit/Essay. The greatest teacher, failure is…. Yoda. Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
My breath caught when Master Yoda’s spirit gently said this to the man who had once been his pupil. The power was not in the wording of the line, but in how it was said. It was said simply, in … Continue reading
Spirit/Essay. Of mirrors and marathons. Reflections five years after Hell came home.
It is April in New England, and the marathon has come again. Since 2013, race day is not a simple joy anymore. It is the anniversary of a bombing. It is the day we learned how strong we really were, … Continue reading
Posted in Religious, Spirit: Essays., Spiritual
Tagged Boston Marathon bombing, chronic illness, death, faith, God, life, managing stressful times, reflection, terrorism, violence
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Spirit/Essay. The Road Home.
We are all on the road Home. We simply do not know how soon we will get there. Although it is April and should be spring, there are still rare patches of snow in shaded spots. Yesterday’s rain began as … Continue reading
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Spirit/ Essay. I heard the bells on Christmas Day… Hear them again.
I grew up in Pennsylvania where Christians included kids who went to churches like mine, kids who attended Greek Orthodox or Roman Catholic mass, and kids who had the daily prayers and Sunday services of the Amish and Mennonites. One … Continue reading
Posted in Religious, Spirit: Essays.
Tagged Christmas, Christmas bells, faith, God, gratitude, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, love
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Spirit/Essay. The power of a flower. Queen Anne’s Lace.
I have always loved quiet walks near our home, rural lanes edged with wildflowers and shrubs when snow doesn’t cover the ground. I like to look at the beautiful, complex flowers we call Queen Anne’s lace. The flowers look delicate, … Continue reading
Essay. The Stone Garden.
As a child, I loved a song that includes the refrain “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” I hear it when I visit Mount Auburn Cemetery, a landscaped garden for the … Continue reading
Essay. The Destination and the Journey.
If we return at death from where we came, what is life? Everything in between. ——————- In “The Doomsday Book,” a young woman, an Oxford history student, has the chance to time travel to the middle ages. She becomes ill … Continue reading
Essay. Patriots’ Day
It is April in New England. Snow is melting, the marathon is coming. Since 2013, that is not a simple joy anymore. It is the anniversary of a bombing, the day none of us were innocent any more, the day … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Marathon bombing, faith, marathon, Patriots' Day, terrorism, violence
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Essay. The Storm.
Twenty years ago, there was a blizzard on April first, with snow that came over my knees. This year, on the anniversary, there was a smaller storm. My life is captured in the brackets. Then, we thought we knew what … Continue reading
Essay. Milestones……..
I am currently planning Joseph’s 22nd birthday, when he moves from special education for autism to an adult group home. The night he was born, I hemorrhaged after he was delivered in an emergency Cesarean section. The obstetrician said we … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Religious, Spiritual
Tagged autism, chronic illness, death, faith, God, love
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