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Category Archives: Karen’s journey
Word for the Year: Hope
MY JOURNEY I for one am very happy shut the door on 2014! While many lovely and some astonishing things happened in my life last year, I struggled to keep from wallowing in discouragement as violence, hunger, injustice, depravity, ignorance, greed, self-centeredness … Continue reading
The Day After Christmas – Part 2
MY JOURNEY At 6:10 AM on the day after Christmas, I stumbled and bumbled into my son’s car and we headed to the hospital. I was to check in at 6:30 for a scheduled minor, but important, procedure an hour … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey
Tagged blood clot, Higher Power, Holy Spirit, Seek the Kingdom of God, spiritual formation
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The Day after Christmas – Part 1
MY JOURNEY On the first day after Christmas, this is what I received: ♦ ONE ride to the hospital at 6:00 AM provided by my gracious son. ♦ TWO doctor consultations (one of which resulted in a canceled surgery – which … Continue reading
A Life of Joy
My Journey I went to church this morning with Krista Tippett and Father James Martin. It was actually a radio broadcast (On Being), but it was such a time of worship! Jim Martin graduated from Wharton School of Business and … Continue reading
Looking in the Right Direction
MY JOURNEY Sometimes it seems I have to dig with both hands through the gray clouds of December looking for a ray of sunshine, like searching for a precious ring in a sand dune. And other times all I have … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds, Compassion International, Guatemala, Hit or Miss
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Befriending our Darkness
LIVING AS APPRENTICES “Non-violence requires that we befriend our own darkness and brokenness rather than projecting it onto another. This, in turn, connects us with our fundamental oneness with each other, even in conflict.” Pat Farrell OSF You may recognize … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey, Living as Apprentices
Tagged brokenness, Golden Rule, Pat Farrell, Sydney J. Harris, the story of the prodigal son
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Thoughts for a Sad Day
My Journey I have been married to a proud African-American man for nearly 25 years. So I have witnessed (and even experienced) the mistreatment and discrimination, not to mention the rejection and pain, he has dealt with from the justice system, … Continue reading
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Tagged discrimination, non-violence, Pat Farrell, riots in Ferguson Missouri, Watts riots
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Don’t Be Fooled by Me
My Journey He was eighteen and strong and funny – and lost. He walked into my adult high school reading class with a swagger before there was such a thing as swagger. I liked him immediately. He was ready to … Continue reading
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Tagged John Powell, wearing a mask, Why Am I Afraid to Tell You Who I Am
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Living as Apprentices 