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Category Archives: Living as Apprentices
Spiritual Withdrawal Symptoms
The dictionary definition of the term withdrawal is “the act of taking out.” Withdrawal can refer to taking money from a bank, removing your name from consideration for committee or a job, or leaving a college class. The most frequent … Continue reading
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Tagged HALT, Holy Spirit, Twelve Step programs, withdrawal
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Seeing through God’s Eyes
I was enjoying a Hope College Repertory Theater production of Driving Miss Daisy last week when a statement by Hoke, the black chauffeur for a white Jewish woman, made me sit up straighter.He explained to Miss Daisy, “You can’t see what I … Continue reading
My Garden in the Sky
One of my projected sorrows when moving last summer from a manufactured home with a lovely yard to an apartment complex was the loss of my flower gardens. However, that unnecessary anxiety was erased this summer by the beautiful, luxuriant potted plants … Continue reading
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Tagged being happy, gardens, God's love, grace
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The Spaces Between
I removed the glass plate from the microwave to wash it. Since I’m still as spatially challenged as I was the last time I washed it, I hoped that I could put it back without asking my husband to explain … Continue reading
Ordinary Days
As I woke up slowly that morning, coming out of the fog of some dream or another, I puzzled over what day it might be. When I remembered, I thought happily, “Oh, good. It’s just an ordinary day!” And that … Continue reading
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Tagged apprentices of Jesus, extrovert, introvert, Jesus, ordinary days
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Reclaiming Conversation
This blog holds more than 650 posts, I regularly look back for posts that new followers might have been missed in the early days. This post, updated to make it more current, was first published on November 19, 2012. It … Continue reading
Choosing to be a Blessing
Recently, I attempted a conversation with my husband about feeling taken for granted. Anyone who has been in a long-term relationship has probably had these thoughts at some point and perhaps has even tried to talk about it. My husband was shocked … Continue reading
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Tagged Carmelites, false narrative, relationships, Therese of Lisieux
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The Missing Ingredient
I was in one of my favorite places, the north side branch of the library. As I removed my “on hold” books and DVD’s off the shelf, I heard giggles. I turned around and noticed the Wednesday morning toddler story-telling session, … Continue reading
Posted in Karen's journey, Living as Apprentices
Tagged giggling children, joy, library story time
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