Monthly Archives: January 2012

The Bubble

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

When I wrote a few days ago on listening to the voice of God, I knew it would end up being the beginning of a series. Discovering that I had stopped listening was a powerful moment in spiritual direction; I … Continue reading →

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Harden Not Your Heart

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

When I was younger I was a great listener. For all of my teenaged faults (and there were many!) I knew how to seek the voice of God. This wasn’t in an “open the Bible and point to a verse … Continue reading →

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My First Love (my guest post for At the Lord’s Table)

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

I was honored when Preston Yancey asked me to be a part of his “At the Lord’s Table” series of guest posts on his blog. My post entitled My First Love went live today. I have always loved church. I … Continue reading →

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5 (or maybe 7) reasons I have been quiet lately

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I have been quiet lately, in blogging if not in life. I need you to know that I take very seriously my sacred duty to bombard you with my opinions all of the time, so this absence has not been … Continue reading →

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High to low

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

One of the first terms any new yogi, myself included, learns is chaturanga, a low push-up pose that is entered from a high push-up. Ideally your body hovers over the ground for a while, held up by arm strength, but … Continue reading →

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The Cost of We

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

Ten years ago today a story broke that would change a lot of things. The Boston Globe, in what would go on to be a Pulitzer Prize winning investigation, broke a story about a priest who raped and abused boys, … Continue reading →

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The Dictionary of Happiness

Posted on January 5, 2012 by

I’m not really a new years resolution kind of girl. I do Lent. Am I allowed to do both? Still, this year as I emerged from the lunacy of the holidays, I knew there was one thing I needed to … Continue reading →

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I hate myself (but I love my iPhone)

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

I got an iPhone for Christmas. There, I’ve gotten that out of the way. For all the soul-searching and soul-baring I have done on this blog, I have never been more embarrassed to write something. Having an iPhone means I … Continue reading →

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What I don’t want to write

Posted on January 2, 2012 by

WordPress sent me a snazzy little graphic showing some of my blog stats for 2011. I was rather interested in what it would tell me, although I am totally unsavvy about putting stats and feedback to my advantage. Nevertheless, I … Continue reading →

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The Year of Giving Up

Posted on January 1, 2012 by

Because I am capable of sucking the fun out of any holiday, allow me to tell you that New Year’s always make me think about the arbitrariness of measure, the ridiculousness of time, and the fact that so much of … Continue reading →

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