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Groans

Posted in Prayer, Relationship with God, Sadness and suffering, emotions on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

…on behalf of some hurting people, for whom my heart is very heavy today. I do not have many or very good words or even much confidence in praying the words-I-don’t-have. But I have groaned to God for you throughout this day.
“And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for [...]

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"Shakespeare saved my life…

Posted in books, personality, questions on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

…You called him an old dead English guy, and he certainly is that. But he’s not just difficult language, and he’s not just elaborate plots that could never really happen. He doesn’t live in my brain. He’s not a man of ideas. He’s a man of feelings. I love him because when I am sad [...]

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Contentment, Part 2

Posted in contentment on May 27, 2008 | 5 Comments »

What is contentment NOT?
Well, going back to my previous post and the quote about the rains beginning in Botswana, it would obviously not be contentment if I lived in a place like Botswana and spent significant parts of every day, most months of the year, ranting and raving about the dryness.
To live in dryness, and [...]

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Contentment, Part 1

Posted in Just for fun, books, contentment on May 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

I’ve been thinking about this topic lately. Last night I was reading the latest in my favorite series of books, No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series. The book is called The Miracle at Speedy Motors. What is it that I like so much about this series? Well, it is set in Botswana, and having lived [...]

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Making Words Last

Posted in Relationship with God, Sadness and suffering, emotions, music, poetry, worship on May 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »

To make words sing
Is a wonderful thing–
Because in a song
Words last so long.
(“To Make Words Sing” by Langston Hughes)
Music has been one of God’s great provisions for helping me survive when I am weak and hurting.
I am the kind of person who, when a song moves me, likes to listen to it over and over. [...]

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Dis….ments

Posted in Joy of Language, Relationship with God, Sadness and suffering on May 19, 2008 | 9 Comments »

Another semantic pondering.
What do you see as the difference between these two words: disillusionment and disappointment?
Have you experienced more of one or the other?
Which do you think is harder to get over and why?
Do you prefer experiencing one to the other (not that we have much choice in life, do we? But, hypothetically, if you [...]

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Weird Worship

Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2008 | 15 Comments »

I’ve been tagged by David Ker of Lingamish (and seven or so other blogs) with the “Weird Worship Meme”. According to the MBTI, I’m an ISFJ, so usually I like to stick to the rules. But, with this one I followed Gentle Wisdom’s route and just let my mind go down its own path [...]

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Sighing

Posted in Joy of Language, burnout, emotions on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »

…my second language.

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Forgiveness

Posted in Joy of Language, poetry on May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Well, that may not be the point of the poem I read today, but when I read it, and my brain did its thing of connecting the feeling I got when I read it with any similar feelings, I ended up with a hodgepodge in my head with these three things overlapping, and the word [...]

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Hope Wears Mourning

Posted in Relationship with God, Sadness and suffering, emotions on May 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »

That phrase has been in my mind and heart all week, since reading a book review with a similar title. I don’t even remember the name of the book being reviewed, but that picture–of a hope dressed in mourning–has given expression to the tension I find myself living in.
A hope that does not leave space [...]

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