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May

For the Expressive Soul

In the women’s spirituality group I help facilitate, we’re doing what I guess you could call a series on spiritual tools for the journey.  These are a few things that, along the way, I have found to be beneficial to me for hearing the inner longings of my soul.

Journaling  Of course, I am a writer [...]

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11

May

The Resilience of Trees

All the rain we’ve been having reminds us that we are, indeed, in the midst of spring.  And the bounty of greenery, in all its shades and hues, contrasts nicely, magically against the gray skies.  I had wondered what this spring would look like after the tragic ice storm left many of the trees amputees.  [...]

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6

May

Authentic

adjective : made or done the same way as an original : true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character
I don’t take for granted the fact that it is a luxury to do inner work, to find who it is I really am, whom I’ve been created to be.  Surely if I lived in a [...]

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6

May

Some Crafty Thoughts

I’ve been wanting an awesome shirt pattern.  I was catching up on one of my fave blogs, and saw the shirt!  Leave it to SouleMama (who also has some great photos, as ever).  She got the pattern from the book Weekend Sewing, which I’ve seen before, recommended on Sew, Mama, Sew.  I may have to [...]

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4

May

“Above All Things, I Believe in Love”

Especially as mothers, we have a way of making things difficult.  In moments where all we need is clarity of purpose, we remember, as a friend of mine recently did, that we just have to make sure our kids stay alive, preferably safe and secure as well.  To this, however, we add layers of cleanliness, [...]

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1

May

On My Nightstand

The books I’m reading have changed somewhat in the past couple of months, and I thought I might share what those are in case any of you are looking for a new read.  A word of caution, though, is due because my reading these days isn’t particularly light and may result in spiritual growth.  Brace [...]

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