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Sunday, January 29, 2017

St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, Stoneville, NC

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Two weeks ago Sunday, I drove up to Stoneville, NC to the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center for my first extended silent retreat.  Prior to ...

Blessed are...

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bulletin cover Today I used the Matthew 5:1-12 passage from the lectionary, the beatitudes.  One of the songs that was used in the serv...
Friday, January 13, 2017

Reflections on Entering Into the Silence

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It's almost here. The silent retreat, The Big Silence , that I signed up for several months ago is finally here. I'm excited.  ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2016

The Way of the Heart--thoughts on solitiude

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I mentioned this book, The Way of the Heart , in my last blogpost about sacred spaces .  I've been reading this book by Henri Nouwen in ...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Sacred Spaces for quiet and listening

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I looked back to see when was the last blog post I wrote and it was November 2nd.  That says something to me about how busy I've been th...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Stretching and growing

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It's an ongoing learning and growing journey for me, this faith stuff.  Part of the learning and growing process has included unlearning...

Blessings from this week

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This week has been busy, but has had its share of blessings already.  My schedule has been a little packed with activities that were planned...
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I taught languages (Spanish and French) and am now an Elder in Full Connection in the UMC (ordained June 2018). I have lived in the south and the northeast (US) and have travelled throughout the US and to about two hand fulls of countries (Mexico, Belgium, Spain, Africa (Ceuta in Morocco), Jamaica, Italy, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador (tarmac at the airport), Israel, France). In my immediate family I have a husband, a son who graduated art school in 2024 at SVA in NYC, and two step adult kids. We also have Cliff, the dog. In February 2011, I re-entered the world of academia for the M.Div. at Asbury Theological Seminary and graduated May 2015! I took basic training for Lay Speaking in 1988 on Long Island and have been Certified since the 90s. I started teaching Lay Courses Fall 2011 online through BeADisciple.com. I completed the 2 Year Academy for Spiritual Formation in 2013 (#32, bilingual). A truly life-changing experience! I completed a Certificate in Spiritual Direction through Columbia Theological Seminary in January 2024.
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