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Friendship
I haven’t really considered Ruth in the Bible as my namesake. Ruth is my middle name, but I had an Aunt Ruth who I knew I was named after. But I woke in the night and found myself wondering if R... Read More
Mothers and Sons
Catch up post that spans a hidden history, much like the way the history of women is hidden. It happened but it wasn’t written down, or what was written down wasn’t saved. December 8 – I... Read More
I will be with you…
December 7 – Icon: Ladder and Angels, Jacob’s story Rivalries run thick through Jacob’s story. There’s the rivalry between him and his twin brother to secure the affection and bles... Read More
“All My Children”
December 5 – Icon: Bow and Arrows*, Hagar’s story. (Catching up today with two posts, because my thoughts yesterday just kept going and going, following the soap opera like story of Abraham... Read More
A Road Trip
December 3 – I took my Advent Calendar on a road trip – this is not usual. It doesn’t travel well. Icons drop off. I’m afraid of losing my favourite ones. But today was the first Sunda... Read More
Creating in Lent 5
It is my experience while observing Lent, that at a certain point it just feels long. The body says, like the unfocused, restless child it can sometimes be, “Are we done yet? Is it over? Can we ... Read More
Creating in Lent 4
Prayer is often so much about searching – at least for me it feels this way. There’s a sense that the answers to my questions are there, not hidden exactly, but waiting to be found, if I’... Read More
Creating in Lent 2
Time seems to move so swiftly for me at the beginning of the year. I can barely believe that February is almost finished. However, Lent, like some kind of time within time, moves more slowly for some ... Read More