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2014-01-15T09:42:12-04:00

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Make No Mistake About It: You’re Loved!

Last updated on: January 15, 2014 at 9:42 am By Cynthia Schrage

I laid on my bed and bawled. My pillowcase was damp on the edge, and I was desperately trying to muffle my sobs because I knew, I just knew, If I didn’t, that my mother would hear me, and then she would walk in and gently ask, “What’s the matter, honey?” That always makes it so much worse. And the pain. It would never end. Because… He… [choking]… He didn’t like me! That, my friend, is junior high. I don’t... Read more

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Catholicism

Coffee for Your Heart

2014-01-10T11:17:40-04:00

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Five Minute Friday: See

Last updated on: January 10, 2014 at 11:17 am By Cynthia Schrage

I don’t just want to use my eyes. I want to see. I want to get beyond the surface, beneath the skin. “Open the eyes of my heart; I want to see You.” ~ Paul Baloche I want to see. I appreciate beauty. I do. I am deeply appreciative of the loveliness of the world around me. I take many pictures of things that move me. Most of them never make it past the phone or the computer. I am... Read more

2014-01-08T18:50:46-04:00

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Have a cuppa: Encouragement

Last updated on: January 8, 2014 at 6:50 pm By Cynthia Schrage

“What encouraging words do you want the people you care about to hear as they begin a new year?” That was the prompt that Holley Gerth gave on January 1 to begin her new series: Coffee for Your Heart. (You can read about it by clicking on the illustration at left, and read more entries, or link up yourself here.) If there’s one thing I learned in the past year (and something I should’ve learned a long time ago, that’s... Read more

Coffee for Your Heart

2014-01-06T13:57:25-04:00

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Bold, Frankincense, and Myrrh

Last updated on: January 6, 2014 at 1:57 pm By Cynthia Schrage

“There!”“Where?”“Out there! See?”“Oh, now I do. In the East.”“Yes. That cloud of dust.”“That’s a caravan, isn’t it, Aziz?”“Yes, it is.” “Tell Nathan to go into town, and tell them a caravan is coming. It looks large.” ***** “There must be twenty camels.”“And, look! They have horses!”“Hmmm… that’s not something you see every day. Not around here.” ***** “We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” … and on entering the house they saw the... Read more

Spirituality and Theology

Mary (mother of Jesus)

One Little Word

2014-01-03T10:39:26-04:00

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Five Minute Friday: Fight

Last updated on: January 3, 2014 at 10:39 am By Cynthia Schrage

I’d say we should talk about Fight Club, but you know how that goes… My goodness, what a topic. Is there anything good to say about getting in a fight? To me, a fight is not: a disagreement, an argument, or a difference of opinion. To me, a fight is pure nasty, passion-driven, way-beyond-shouting craziness. I would have to say, most times, it involves physical violence. That’s why I’m reluctant to say that married couples fight (although I certainly know... Read more

Five Minute Friday

Fighting

Odd In So Many Ways

2013-12-31T13:01:29-04:00

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2013: An Ecstatic Review

Last updated on: December 31, 2013 at 1:01 pm By Cynthia Schrage

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,800 times in 2013. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 6 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the complete report. Read more

2013-12-30T18:05:24-04:00

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2014: A Bold New Year

Last updated on: December 30, 2013 at 6:05 pm By Cynthia Schrage

I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner. As you may be aware, I’ve been pondering my new “word” for this year. It’s been a struggle, to say the least. (FYI: It was a struggle last year, too. I think if it’s not a struggle, maybe it’s not a good word. Hmmm…) I had developed a plan, which I talked about here. I followed all my own directions. Nothing. Ugh. Blergh. I left it alone for a while. Then,... Read more

2013-12-28T09:24:30-04:00

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Unashamed: The Finale

Last updated on: December 28, 2013 at 9:24 am By Cynthia Schrage

It’s been an interesting, eventful year, and I remain unashamed. When I first became aware of the concept of picking one word for the year, instead of a passel of New Year’s Resolutions, I was immediately intrigued. I’ve never been much of a resolution keeper, anyway, but this sounded do-able. For a couple of weeks, I had struggled with what word to pick. I love words, and, well, picking just ONE of them seemed an unlikely prospect. Nevertheless, I struggled... Read more

New Year's resolution

One Word

Unashamed

2013-12-16T11:45:49-04:00

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Hooking up

Last updated on: December 16, 2013 at 11:45 am By Cynthia Schrage

I’m always happy to find a good thrift store denim skirt, and in the spring got a real gem: a slightly flared, eight-gored number from Nordstrom. I wore it a couple dozen times this past summer alone. However, in the course of moving a couple months ago, I tore one of the waist hooks and though I tried a variety of methods, couldn’t salvage the original. (It was not a sewn hook, alas.) I had bought a pack of Dritz... Read more

2013-11-23T10:00:40-04:00

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Fragile Frost

Last updated on: November 23, 2013 at 10:00 am By Cynthia Schrage

Walking this morning, I noticed the first frozen-over puddle. After crossing the street I bent down to capture these frosted leaves before the sun melted such delicate velvet. Related articles First Frost (exburyegg.me) A Bird In The Frost (verajackson.wordpress.com) First frost (yearofbeingme.wordpress.com) Read more

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