Category Archives: Lent

And that is life!

Posted on March 2, 2018 by crazycathie

If you’ve never read The Mitford Chronicles by Jan Karon, you should try them! I’m just finishing my third time through, and I love them even more than the first time! They’re all about an Episcopalian priest who loves everyone, … Continue reading →

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waste your life

Posted on March 15, 2016 by crazycathie

It was such a waste! All that perfume, just poured out, and it was expensive enough that a lot of useful things could have been done with the money obtained by selling it–lots of help for the poor, etc. Jesus … Continue reading →

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they put me to shame…

Posted on March 12, 2014 by crazycathie

In thinking over how the word “forgiveness” may have played out for me yesterday, I guess it would be at the Ladies’ Bible Study, which I still attend at our old church: the ladies have “forgiven” us for leaving to … Continue reading →

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Don’t cringe!

Posted on March 5, 2014 by crazycathie

“Happiness is not the goal of life; happiness is a by-product of living out your purpose.” “The greatest things in life aren’t things.” Great quotes to start off Lent (the 40 days before Easter)! I wonder if some of you … Continue reading →

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star shifting, light lifting

Posted on April 29, 2013 by crazycathie

My small circle of “support” here is very positive and affirming of me, yet I do wonder sometimes (as you’ve noticed) what I’m doing here, presumptuously thinking anyone would want to read what I’m writing. And I always remind myself … Continue reading →

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unfleshed dreams

Posted on April 1, 2013 by crazycathie

OK, so this is kind of depressing… wish I’d noticed it for one of my Lenten posts! It’s excellent poetry, doing a good job of expressing something. So I’ll do a more upbeat one right away, to make up for … Continue reading →

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Forgive me for being born!

Posted on February 19, 2013 by crazycathie

No, seriously! People often say that in anger (yesterday’s place of pain), but there is some truth to it: “Forgive me for being born” could mean “accept me for who I am”. Forgiveness is another huge subject, with mounds of … Continue reading →

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to be seen and acknowledged

Posted on August 15, 2012 by crazycathie

Someone clued me in to Henri Nouwen’s daily email, and of course, I love it! (I’ll try to remember to add it to my links over there.>) The current theme in the very short devotionals, is “hiddenness”. Most of Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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whole and holy

Posted on June 7, 2012 by crazycathie

I keep meaning to store this quote away here, but once I get jabbering on in a post, it never seems to fit. So I’m going to include it right away this time: Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: “Only he who … Continue reading →

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Cry, Sing, Breathe, Dance!

Posted on April 19, 2012 by crazycathie

I’m going to put this quote here, to remind myself: “If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write”–Anais Nin. That’s not to say I’m really a … Continue reading →

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