Monthly Archives: March 2012

Fourth Week of Lent

Gratitude—essential to the spiritual life.  Easy enough for splendid things like the arrival of Spring.  Azaleas, those bushes of background evergreen, now grab the spotlight in blazing fuchsia and white.  Daylight stretches into evening, finding more bounce than trudge in … Continue reading

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Third Week of Lent

“No plan” and “No word” and, it seems, “No one else”.  These past couple of years I have had more solitude than not.  Quite a bit different from having children at home: soccer games, open houses, and family dinners at … Continue reading

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Second Week of Lent

At the start of this year, I decided it was time for a plan.  After all, don’t gardeners ponder seed catalogs while fields are empty and cold?  Nothing too restrictive, just an arrow or two pointing the way, or at least … Continue reading

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