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Category: Monday Meanderings

Returning from Sabbatical

Today I am returning to my work with the Institute for Cultural Communicators after taking a sabbatical during February. All of our leadership team participated! I am thinking of you and hoping you are seeking and finding rest and renewal for your life too! This version of Mary’s Meanderings is focused on books I read during my sabbatical. On sabbatical, I also took a silent retreat, spent a long weekend with my husband, dreaming about…

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Come to your Senses

One of the easiest things I know to do to celebrate anything is to consider how to engage as many of my senses as I can. It’s why I ask my children what they want for their birthday dinner. Often it is a meal that in taste and aroma recall something happy and familiar to them. I may not get the gift right but the meal is always a win. This Christmas season I hope…

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Monday Meaderings

Happy Monday! Not to worry I will be writing about do-over stories but my books have been piling up and so I provide my monthly meanderings that focus on prayer and joy. Divine Hours by Phyllis Tickle 4 Habits of Joy-Filled Marriage How to Pray: a guide for ordinary people by Pete Grieg Lectio 365 Renovare Book Club

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Happy Fall y’all

Tuesday, September 22 marks the first day of fall in the northern hemisphere. The signs are evident where I live if I take the time to notice and take it in. Temperatures dropping, light fading, leaves turning. My Meanderings today are focused on finding the joy in this change and this season, no matter where this finds you. I have been on a small joy quest and pray if you move slowly through some of…

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Now is the time

What does it take to move you to action? Maybe you are an activator. You hate to wait. Before all the words are spoken your feet are heading out the door making it happen. Perhaps you are more wired to deliberate by fully considering every angle to every obstacle before choosing to act. No matter your wiring for action this pandemic season for many feels like a halt. A delay to dreams and plans. I…

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