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1. Develop your own prayer life. Every time I turn around, I get an email from someone stressing over his or her day-to-day circumstances. Don’t misunderstand. I have experienced the power of prayer circles firsthand, and I do believe there are times we need to call for reinforcements. But over every little hangnail? I have […]
A few years ago, during a particularly rough patch in my life, while on my way to work one morning, a beautiful thing happened to me. I had the radio up full blast and was singing along with Kathy Tricolli’s song, A purple sky to close the day, I wade the surf where dolphins play. […]
I watch the afternoon sun slant through the French doors, dustmotes floating weightless in the rays of diminishing light. Another scene springs to mind – the empty living room the day I left, swept and clean, ready for a new family to fill it with their laughter or dinner parties or hymns at dusk. A […]
