What marriage taught me about "the best day of my life"
I heard it said that your wedding day is the best day of your life. But marriage is exquisite. It balances the whimsical nature of...
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Shanley McConnell
Sep 2011 min
Mastering the commonplace: a conversation on work and rest
The sky feels almost translucent; from the window I watch a sunrise open its vast, blue wings to reveal a more heavenly scape. The...
Shanley McConnell
Sep 185 min
For want of goodness
In the 10th century BC, a musician named Asaph reflected on the nature of his home in the world by reflecting on the nature of God. Where...
Feb 7, 20183 min
Creating a Spiritual Practice, by Alex Franks
How lovely it is to welcome Alex Franks to my blog. I love the honesty with which this friend chooses to embrace sincerity and struggle....
Feb 4, 20182 min
Literature Review of Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung by Min Kym.
Gone: A Girl, A Violin, A Life Unstrung, Min Kym. Min Kym (Viking, 2017); pbk, £9.99 It seemed to sum up why one plays: the music you...
Jan 30, 20183 min
Literature Review: The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O' Neill
The Lonely Hearts Hotel (Longlisted, 2017 Baileys Women's Prize). Heather O'Neill (riverrun, 2017); pbk, £13.39 With vivid illustrations,...
Jan 26, 20181 min
Dear Unsettling World 2017
Dear Unsettling World 2017, We predict your future based on your past. We doubt, we fear, we wander. We watched bombs fall from the sky....
Jan 22, 20183 min
Shoes To Suit Every Season
I have always loved shoes. Little miss shoes. That's what my great grandfather used to call me. I would wear those little, red sparkles...
Jan 21, 20182 min
Wisdom, Discernment & Knowledge
it's harder now that wisdom is so interchangeable with knowledge. And I think I know less now. Sometimes that seems the case, doesn't it?...
Jan 20, 20183 min
Review of Milk and Honey, Rupi Kaur.
my heart woke me crying last night how can i help i begged my heart said write the book Write the book: the hurting, the loving, the...
Jan 20, 20181 min
When The Waves Ride In
I’m twenty days late for a New Years’ post, but rereading old resolutions has led me to believe reflection comes in two waves, crashing...
Jan 20, 20182 min
My Friends
It is wonderful to sit before you. I wish you a beautiful good-morning, good-evening, good-afternoon. It's that in-between, dusky-rainy...
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