Filtering out the noise.

The storm rages about you, a maelstrom of information sweeps about like so much debris. The news at 6 with all the international horror and sadness, followed by the regional news supplying the local flotsam of negativity. Facebook video clips showing the mistakes people have made, or the insensitivity of leaders, followed by a kitten snuggled up…

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Order in the midst of chaos

On Monday I was driving along when I saw this really unusual cloud formation. I stopped, took my phone out, and snapped a picture. At the time I was sure I saw an angel in the clouds. Then I thought perhaps I saw two. Then when I got home and…

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Experiencing the unthinkable

Recently Stephen sent me an insightful quote from the book Stitches, A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair by Ann Lamott. It reminded me of how difficult loss is, not just for the ones who have lost the deepest part of themselves, but for those on the periphery who feel the loss too.…

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There’s good news too

Chris and I came back off holiday last Monday to a whirlwind week. Over the last 7 days it’s often seemed as though everything was going to hell in a handbasket. Nothing but bad news; stories of loss and grief, bigotry and hate, blame and recriminations, horrible. So instead of a pastor’s…

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