Tips for honoring Advent The season of Advent begins. Now is the time to reflect upon what Advent means to each of us, and to honor Advent as a preparation for the Christmas season (which, by the way, doesn’t start until Christmas Day.) I thought maybe I could offer some help in navigating...
Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.” ~ John Milton The discipline of gratitude is the explicit effort to acknowledge that all I am and have is...
Acceptance doesn’t mean giving in or giving up; it means giving all – your hopes, sorrows, worries – to God” ~ from “Acceptance Therapy” by Lisa Engelhardt Acceptance is such an interesting concept. It seems so easy, right? But , I sometimes find it to...
“Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.” ~ Timothy Keller Thursday, November 16 is National Tolerance Day. On the National Days Calendar sites I found tolerance described in these ways...
ADVENT: LESS HECTIC, MORE HOLY for Adults, Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, Singles, etc. At the end of this month begins the season of Advent, and now is the time to reflect upon what Advent means to each of us. As life gets busier, louder and more insistent, it becomes increasingly...
“Autumn scatters the seeds that will bring new growth in the spring… this hopeful notion that Living is hidden in the Dying is surely enhanced by the visual glories of Autumn. What artist would ever have painted a season of dying with such a vivid palette…” ~...
“Grief, in other experiences, is often about grieving the past. Miscarriage is about grieving the future.” ~ Dvora Entin in “How To Grieve a Miscarriage” “Pregnancy loss is often grieving the loss of your baby at the same time as grieving the loss...
This Month is National Mental Illness Month, and National Dyslexia Month. If you know someone with a mental illness, please don't make them feel like they have to prove how unwell they are. They are fighting a misunderstood, invisible illness that is life threatening. Please be kind. Even...
Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths. ~ CH Spurgeon This week’s reading talks about anxiety. I feel it. It builds with stress (which sure seems constant). I never really know what to do with it. I know that I am supposed to be able to...
Use your smile to change the world but don’t let the world change your smile.~ Unknown Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. ~ Mother Teresa Peace begins with a smile. ~ Mother Teresa This Friday is World SMILE Day! That...
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