In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, I’m giving away the kindle version of my book, An Irish Slip Step! Book will be free from March 17-19. The Irish slip jig is set in 9/8 signature time, unusual and a little off balance! Kathleen didn’t know about the slip jig, but she knew about slipping up. It seems her […]
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Lent – Season of Change If only I knew what was happening inside me. I feel so ill at ease. Something isn’t right. Something needs to change. I have so much–everything my heart ever desired. But it isn’t enough right now. Sorrow saturates my heart. I search for something–but what? Anxiety, free floating fear that […]
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Lent – Season of Change Luke tells us to daily pick up our cross and follow Jesus. What are some of the daily crosses you have to bare? The annoying co-worker, or the irritating habits of a beloved spouse or child, chronic health problems, diabetes, back pain, arthritis, loss of sight or hearing? Whatever the […]
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Lent – Season of Change What animal walks on four feet in the morning, two feet at noon, and three feet in the evening, yet has only one voice? In childhood I crawled. Others made major decisions concerning my life and future. I had little choice over where or with whom I lived, where or […]
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“The pain now is part of the happiness then, that’s the deal,” C.S. Lewis is credited with having said in regards to the loss of his wife, Joy Davidman. Grief is a part of every life. It lets us know that we have loved. The faces of grief are as varied as the different people […]
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Lent – Season of Change Some people barely finish one venture before jumping into another. They go from one job to another without a break, from one relationship to another, without stepping back to reflect, appreciate, and assimilate what they’ve learned, to grieve what they’ve lost. They never learn from the past, but constantly forge […]
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Season of Change – Lent Life seems so empty, so meaningless. Things that once gave pleasure–hobbies, personal treasure, even friends–seem hollow now: empty, dry as sun-baked sand. I can’t get the taste out of my mouth. I’m in a desert. Did they change? Did I? Do I need to change? Lent is no longer an […]
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Season of Change – Lent I remember those days. Kicking and screaming, my children are carried out of the store. They’ve “lost it”–literally and figuratively. In trying to have it all, they’ve lost everything. No candy. No toy. No more excursions to the store or the park. Not for a while anyway. If only they […]
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Season of Change – Lent Why do I fear change? Is what I have so good that I can’t live without it? Is everything so good that it can’t get better? Change can provide opportunity and growth. Change can be exciting, rewarding, and joy-filled. But change means giving up my sense of security, my comfortable […]
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Season of Change – Lent Their daughter jumps with excitement, proudly waving her driver’s license. “Mom, do you need anything from the store? I’ll get it for you.” “Dad, I’ll pick up Joey from softball practice.” New freedom for her–and for her parents. Daughter, father, mother, rejoice together. But other emotions mingle amid the pride. […]
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