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One of those places…
This is a picture of my silhouette at West Lake in Hangzhou, China. For many, this is a place on their bucket list and is listed in the book, A 1,000 Places to see Before you Die. For many centuries, this lake has inspired a nation and many artists and poets have created masterworks with the…
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Rivers and Spirituality
Sunset on the Missouri River in Sioux City, Iowa on October 31, 2018 from my hotel room…it was a sunset that I wrote about in my journal. The colors seemed to get better and more vibrant with each passing moment, leaving me in awe of a colorful sky. While I am in the state of…
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From the Cocoon
Kintsugi: “The art of precious scars” Kin = Golden Tsugi = Joinery I was doubly blest recently not only to have attended the Marble Women’s Retreat, but also to have shared that powerful weekend with my mother. She happens to be a talented quilter with a vision for truth. At the retreat, I had…
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Beauty….
It takes shadow and glorious light to create beauty in life. You are beauty. Shared by Susan Ceely-Phillips
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At the Place where the Land Ends…
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) I came upon this sundial while visiting St Michael’s Mount in the Cornwall region of the UK on a stellar day last September. I…
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Marching On…
This picture was taken at the March for Our Lives Rally in Richmond, Virginia on one of the first days of Spring last March. I remember feeling so empowered that beautiful morning marching alongside hundreds of passionate young people and realizing that my generation has the power to unite to change the world. The backdrop…
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Let it Spill?
Spilling – The act of causing (or allowing) something (or someone)) to fall unintentionally. The results: Puddles, splatter, poisoning, confession, betrayal, guilt, release, relief, in confidence, in pain, playful, first link in a chain of events. Maybe, don’t do it. Shared by Susan Ceely-Phillips
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Magical Thinking
This is a picture of my nieces, Chandler and Catherine at 5 or 6 years old, who are now really teenagers. Wow, how time flies! On this trip we went to Hilton Head, SC and they are posing with Jake the Dog. Who is Jake the Dog, you ask? He is the Black Dog Cafe…
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Wilderness
Frederick Buechner, A Room Called Remember: Uncollected Pieces. “To be commanded to love God at all, let alone in the wilderness, is like being commanded to be well when we are sick, to sing for joy when we are dying of thirst, to run when our legs are broken. But this is the first and great…
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Reconnecting with my Faith
It is so easy for me to become overwhelmed with the stuff of life – little things, little tasks, deadlines; I can sink into feeling completely inadequate to the task. This happens on a regular basis, but recently, it occurred to me to bring up Renee Fleming’s rendition of Bernstein’s “Simple Song”. The melody captures…