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Archive for September, 2010

Woodland Critters

The critters below were watching me warily from the undergrowth as I walked the paths near John’s Pond. One can never be too careful when walking in the woods.

Mossy Cross, for Sunday

From death springs new life.

Awakening to Wonder

Today on an NPR blog I read about a symposium (at Concordia College in Minnesota) regarding “re-enchantment.” The posting caught  my eye because “re-enchantment” is one of my forms of sacred play. From the College’s website: Awakening to Wonder: Re-enchantment in a Post-Secular Age Sept. 14-15 The symposium will explore the role of wonder in [...]

Sunday, Sunday…

Big day at church tomorrow. A new pastor will be offering his message, and because we operate via congregational polity, we will then vote about whether he will henceforth be the pastor of our little church. Then in the afternoon, at 2 PM, Marian will be at the Real Food Co-op to speak with us [...]

Summer life

“Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” -Mary Oliver Yes, attention, astonishment – but I’ve had trouble with the “tell about it” part. My blog has languished, as I prepare for Marian’s visit, the Elderwoman series, and this month’s SWW gathering. It didn’t help that the modem died over the [...]