Monthly Archives: April 2010
Companionship vs Intimacy
It’s been awhile since I posted about Benedictine hospitality and my hope of understanding what it means to live a life of genuine openness to others. I’ve been reading a book called Radical Hospitality: Benedict’s Way of Love, which has … Continue reading
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Hello Robert Frost
I’ve picked “Hyla Brook” as our poem for now through May. I have to admit I don’t know much about Robert Frost. I’ve never really studied his work in any other capacity besides reading him in some college overview of … Continue reading
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Thankful Tuesday Q’s
It’s Thankful Tuesday and it’s raining. My boy slept longer today but 6:30 still doesn’t cut it for me so today I’m avoiding deep, contemplative thoughts about my thankfulness. Instead, I really really really want to know about yours. I’m … Continue reading
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How the words fall in.
A disciple asks the Rabbi, “Why does the Torah tell us to ‘place these words upon your hearts’? Why does it not tell us to place these holy words in our hearts?” The Rabbi answers, ‘It is because as we … Continue reading
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Tree Roots
If you had asked me ten years ago which of my brothers would be running a ministry for impoverished kids in Amarillo and living out an inspiring life of faith, I would not have picked Brooks. He’s always been a … Continue reading
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Natalie Merchant = Thankful
Since I’m imagining most of you spent your high school and/or college careers in the nineties, I’m hoping that a Natalie Merchant song was at some point part of your coming of age soundtrack. For me: 10000 Maniacs’ “Because the … Continue reading
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Friday Night: Sleep and Dream
This past Friday night, I found myself in the midst of a second fear-filled sleep for the toddler who must imagine terrible slime monsters on the walls of my parents’ basement, where the crib is stationed. (It sounds worse than … Continue reading
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Pied Beauty: The Grouch Reflects
I’ve been wanting to share a little about our current Hopkins poem: why I love it, what it’s been meaning to me, what I hope you’re getting out of pouring it into those crinkly recesses of your brain. But I … Continue reading
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Joy: Lasting, Satisfying
There’s something so comforting about sitting in my “bedroom,” the one I grew up in, with its ridiculous amount of childhood stuffed animals still lining shelves and its hot pink and yellow mural my brother painted for my 17th birthday … Continue reading
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Gratefully
It’s Thankful Tuesday. Last night I left my child in the care of a new friend and joined my husband in a home full of acquaintances, drawn by our common love for teenagers. We were there to hear from an … Continue reading
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