The details of the day are long forgotten. What I can remember was the utter overwhelm. That day, I was drowning at home with five young children under seven. I made it through the morning, but by early afternoon, in desperation, I picked up the wall phone and dialed an older friend’s number. I don’t know what I was looking for or hoping for. I just needed to hear a voice. I needed a lifeline.…
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I am back in school this year. After twenty-seven years of planning and preparing for students, I am buying books from my required reading lists and posting replies to discussion boards. I have always loved learning but have preferred my own curation of books and courses. What that does not provide, however, is a community within which to learn. I am pursuing a certificate in spiritual direction, and community will be crucial to my learning. …
8 CommentsI could never have imagined the darkness that lay ahead on what was just an ordinary day several years ago. Following our daily habit of rising early, my husband began to rouse our crew for our morning time together. Life went from rising expectations to an abrupt fall into darkness in a few short minutes. Gary called out, “Mary, she’s gone!” One of our children had left the house in the dark hours. I didn’t…
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