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"You don't always get to change the world, but you do get to love it" Kate Bowler "You don't get to change what happened to Millie, but you do get to love her" Me Connecting the dots. God dots. Millie and me dots. OMG. . .how does He always know. ? How is it He is teaching me to listen? To connect those sacred dots? Blood work shows advanced liver disease. Prognoses and treatment unknown until next appointment. Emotions all over the place. Anger. disbelief. Sadness

Have you ever gone back to the place where a story started? Retraced your steps? Not as a nostalgia trip, but to understand yourself, your life, and your calling anew? The act of returning is powerful - often healing and restorative - going back makes going forward possible. A Beautiful Year Diana Butler Bass Sometimes. . . Sometimes remembering allows the veil to part. Sometimes. . . Sometimes remembering reminds us of a miracle. The miracle of being held. Guided. Of th

Resurrection is not a return to what was.Resurrection is Christ entering death itself,healing what was broken,and calling us by name into new creation. A Wounded Healer Paul Dazet Holy Week. Begins. It used to mean Palm Sunday. . .then jump to Easter. Skip the bad stuff. Maundy Thursday. Good Friday. Holy saturday. Ignore those. Only give me mountain tops. No valleys They were scary. Brought uncertainty.. Like peeking into the tomb. Dark. Musty. Take me back

What an amazing walk this has been in the Lenten Wilderness. No giving up. No taking on. Just a time of deep conversations. Daily reflections Kate Bowler. Paul Dazet. Henri Nouwen OMG . . . In So Many Ways Touches my soul. Confirms thoughts held in the recesses of my mind It all began with Love. It continues with Love How simple when you really think about it We are loved by God. Now take that to our family- friends- neighbors-and smile at a stranger That is what I learne

A life where truth can breathe. Paul Dazet The Theme Continues God is talking, this Lent. Have you heard him? I love you. You are enough. You don't need to prove your worth to me. Let me prove my love for you. Again. And always. There's nothing about you that cannot come into my light. Nothing you need to hide. You are wrapped in my Grace. Always. Forever. The theme continues this Lent. Not a wandering in the wilderness. But Love. Grace. Acceptance. Honesty. Vu

Lent: Both/And Flickers of Light in the Wilderness Not even sure how to start. Or write a middle and ending, for that matter. I will try. Lent: wilderness, reflect, renounce, regain. Enter a time to take away. Or add. This year is not the same. Holding my hands out in both/and. Sadness and happiness. Darkness and light. Judgement and empathy. Tears and joy. OMG... what is this all about? Can wilderness be like that? Both/and. Sometimes I wonder if the Holy Spirit

“We humans get fixated staring at our dusty, wilderness weary feet, when from just beyond the torn skies and threatening clouds come doves and rainbows. So this Lent look up.  Immediately. Don’t hesitate. The gospel of Mark beckons us to a radical Lenten faith- to trust in rainbows – even when covered in ash.  Remember your life.   Remember your neighbor’s life.  Remember we are alive.  Here. Now. A Beautiful Year    Diana Butler Bass   Two days.  Lent begins.  And I’m starti