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Spring
I took this last night, in a parking lot, after eating in a restaurant, walking to the car. Just a moment when this tender pink bloom caught my eye. A moment to give thanks on a Sunday evening for the … Continue reading
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February
It’s not Leap Year So today is the last day Of February. Three months in a row Of winter Of cold Even in Texas. This last day of February I give thanks For the river that thaws The heart that … Continue reading
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Epiphany
There comes a time When we know inside That the wheel of life has turned And the seasons have carried us, perhaps gently, perhaps roughly, To this new moment. This is the time To take off our shoes Even in … Continue reading
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Oh Holy Night
Wishing you light and peace and love this night and, always, grace. The grace that surrounds us and that lives within us…apparent grace.
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Lift your hands…and your hearts
The back story is this…this picture was taken by the Reverend Hannah Atkins, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Houston. We were sitting in the pews in the midst of the Thanksgiving service at Trinity for Lord of the Streets … Continue reading
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Rest and Play
My birthday was earlier this month. It was lovely, with friends and family around me. And not one, but two birthday cakes. In the wake of another birthday, I am slowly and surely coming to acknowledge the earth-shaking importance of … Continue reading
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Adds and Drops
When I was in college, “adds and drops” day came a few weeks after each semester started. I sometimes would sign up for a fuller class load in the beginning so that I could have the option of “dropping” the … Continue reading
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The Feast Day of Saints Next and Now
Today I decided to observe the Feast Day of Saints Next and Now. In my practice I honored Saint Now by bowing to my to do list And glorified Saint Next by dreaming of all the better times that surely … Continue reading
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A Summer’s End Night Dream
As summer ends, the seasons begin to shift and turn again. Although our climate in Texas does not feel autumnal, in the landscape of the soul there are whispers of fall’s inflection. These are transition times when dreams might announce a … Continue reading
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Returning to Life
It has been almost ten months since my last Apparent Grace post. Soon it will be a year…but not yet. So there is still time to recall last June, last Trinity Sunday and hopes of beginning again. And there is … Continue reading
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