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  1. Rising cost forces 40-year-old Nashville business to shut down

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – McNeil’s Fresh Produce in Bellevue will close this week after 40 years of operation.…
    #UnitedStates #US #USA #america #business #family-ownedbusinessclosing #local #McNeil'sFreshProduce #Nashville #Nashvillebusinessclosures #News #Tennessee #unitedstatesofamerica #wsmv
    europesays.com/3023882/

  2. Things to do this weekend: Art, wine, gardens, food, and free Kidspace fun – NBC Los Angeles

    “Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind”: The artist’s celebrated Wish Trees are currently gracing the olive trees growing in the Broad Museum’s East West Bank Plaza, while, inside, thought-provoking instal…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #artandculture #family #Food&Drink #thingstodo
    diningandcooking.com/2662143/t

  3. users, in case you missed it, we have an official channel right inside ArcaneChat! be sure to join because there is content and spoilers that is only published there and not here! 🔮✨

    NOTE: the channel is ONLY for ARCANECHAT users, if you are a Delta Chat (or other chatmail client) user, please don't join, we try to connect with our user base there and not to reach any random people...

    To join the channel click here:
    i.delta.chat/#0A45953086F0C166

  4. Abschied aber kein Lebewohl – A farewell, but not goodbye forever

    (English below)

    Am Pfingstmontag, 25.5.2026, fanden in unserer St. Concordia-Kirche zu Ruhla zwei Verabschiedungen im Gottesdienst statt.
    In einer feierlichen Zeremonie wurde zunächst die Kantorkatechetin verabschiedet. Sie hat 20 Jahre lang mit Kindern und Familien gearbeitet und war zudem für die Kirchenmusik verantwortlich. Doch nachdem sie vor 25 Jahren in den Ruhestand getreten war, hat sie noch ein Vierteljahrhundert die Orgel bei Gottesdiensten, Hochzeiten, Trauerfeiern etc. gespielt. Dafür wurde ihr vom Superintendent des Kirchenkreises herzlich gedankt und ihr Engagement gewürdigt.

    Die zweite Verabschiedung galt Pfarrer Reuther, der nach 22 Jahren Dienst in Ruhla Ende Juni 2026 in den Ruhestand geht.
    Auch wenn sein Dienst in Ruhla endet, bedeutet das nicht das Ende des Bildungsprojekts in Ruanda! Der Ökumenische Eine-Welt-Kreis bleibt weiterhin bestehen und wird das Projekt in der gewohnten Weise fortführen. Mehr noch, Pfarrer Reuther bleibt Mitglied des Eine-Welt-kreises und wird die Leitung des Projekts behalten.

    Beide Ruheständler hatten sich von den Besuchern und Gästen des Verabschiedungsgottesdienstes gewünscht, daß sie auf Geschenke verzichten, dafür aber eine Spende zu geben. Dafür hatten sie zwei Zwecke vorgegeben. Ein Zweck davon war unser Bildungsprojekt in Ruanda und wir sind dankbar für alle Spenden in Höhe von rund 800 Euro, die für unser Ruanda-Projekt gespendet wurden.




    On Whit Monday, 25 May 2026, two farewells took place during the service at our St Concordia Church in Ruhla.
    In a solemn ceremony, the cantor-catechist was first bid farewell. She had worked with children and families for 20 years and was also responsible for church music. However, after retiring 25 years ago, she continued to play the organ for another quarter of a century at church services, weddings, funerals and other occasions. The superintendent of the church district expressed his heartfelt thanks to her and paid tribute to her dedication.

    The second farewell was for Pastor Reuther, who is retiring at the end of June 2026 after 22 years of service in Ruhla.
    Even though his ministry in Ruhla is coming to an end, this does not mean the end of the education project in Rwanda! The Ecumenical One World Circle will continue to exist and will carry on the project in the usual way. What is more, Pastor Reuther will remain a member of the One World Circle and will continue to lead the project.

    Both retirees had asked the visitors and guests at the farewell service to refrain from bringing gifts and instead to make a donation. They had specified two causes for this. One of these was our education project in Rwanda, and we are grateful for all the donations totalling around 800 euros that were made to our Rwanda project.

    Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    #Africa #Afrika #arm #Armut #ausbildung #Bericht #Berufsausbildung #Bildung #bildungsnotstand #Bildungspatenschaft #BildungspatenschaftsProgramm #care #charity #Children #childrensRights #competence #Deutschland #donation #DritteWelt #Education #educationCrisis #EineWelt #Eisenach #emergency #emergencyCall #erfolg #Familie #family #fürsorge #fosterFather #fosterParents #fostership #Grundschule #handicap #impaired #Information #Interview #kid #kids #Kinder #kinderrechte #kompetenz #Nachhaltigkeit #Notfall #nothilfe #oneWorld #Patenschaft #poor #poverty #prävention #prevention #Radio #responsible #resposibility #Ruanda #Rwanda #scholarship #school #schule #selfConfidence #selfSustaining #SenseOfResponsibility #social #sozial #Spende #sponsor #sponsorship #stipendium #success #support #sustainability #trip #verantwortung #Verantwortungsbewußtsein #vorstellung #wartburgradio
  5. Abschied aber kein Lebewohl – A farewell, but not goodbye forever

    (English below)

    Am Pfingstmontag, 25.5.2026, fanden in unserer St. Concordia-Kirche zu Ruhla zwei Verabschiedungen im Gottesdienst statt.
    In einer feierlichen Zeremonie wurde zunächst die Kantorkatechetin verabschiedet. Sie hat 20 Jahre lang mit Kindern und Familien gearbeitet und war zudem für die Kirchenmusik verantwortlich. Doch nachdem sie vor 25 Jahren in den Ruhestand getreten war, hat sie noch ein Vierteljahrhundert die Orgel bei Gottesdiensten, Hochzeiten, Trauerfeiern etc. gespielt. Dafür wurde ihr vom Superintendent des Kirchenkreises herzlich gedankt und ihr Engagement gewürdigt.

    Die zweite Verabschiedung galt Pfarrer Reuther, der nach 22 Jahren Dienst in Ruhla Ende Juni 2026 in den Ruhestand geht.
    Auch wenn sein Dienst in Ruhla endet, bedeutet das nicht das Ende des Bildungsprojekts in Ruanda! Der Ökumenische Eine-Welt-Kreis bleibt weiterhin bestehen und wird das Projekt in der gewohnten Weise fortführen. Mehr noch, Pfarrer Reuther bleibt Mitglied des Eine-Welt-kreises und wird die Leitung des Projekts behalten.

    Beide Ruheständler hatten sich von den Besuchern und Gästen des Verabschiedungsgottesdienstes gewünscht, daß sie auf Geschenke verzichten, dafür aber eine Spende zu geben. Dafür hatten sie zwei Zwecke vorgegeben. Ein Zweck davon war unser Bildungsprojekt in Ruanda und wir sind dankbar für alle Spenden in Höhe von rund 800 Euro, die für unser Ruanda-Projekt gespendet wurden.




    On Whit Monday, 25 May 2026, two farewells took place during the service at our St Concordia Church in Ruhla.
    In a solemn ceremony, the cantor-catechist was first bid farewell. She had worked with children and families for 20 years and was also responsible for church music. However, after retiring 25 years ago, she continued to play the organ for another quarter of a century at church services, weddings, funerals and other occasions. The superintendent of the church district expressed his heartfelt thanks to her and paid tribute to her dedication.

    The second farewell was for Pastor Reuther, who is retiring at the end of June 2026 after 22 years of service in Ruhla.
    Even though his ministry in Ruhla is coming to an end, this does not mean the end of the education project in Rwanda! The Ecumenical One World Circle will continue to exist and will carry on the project in the usual way. What is more, Pastor Reuther will remain a member of the One World Circle and will continue to lead the project.

    Both retirees had asked the visitors and guests at the farewell service to refrain from bringing gifts and instead to make a donation. They had specified two causes for this. One of these was our education project in Rwanda, and we are grateful for all the donations totalling around 800 euros that were made to our Rwanda project.

    Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    #Africa #Afrika #arm #Armut #ausbildung #Bericht #Berufsausbildung #Bildung #bildungsnotstand #Bildungspatenschaft #BildungspatenschaftsProgramm #care #charity #Children #childrensRights #competence #Deutschland #donation #DritteWelt #Education #educationCrisis #EineWelt #Eisenach #emergency #emergencyCall #erfolg #Familie #family #fürsorge #fosterFather #fosterParents #fostership #Grundschule #handicap #impaired #Information #Interview #kid #kids #Kinder #kinderrechte #kompetenz #Nachhaltigkeit #Notfall #nothilfe #oneWorld #Patenschaft #poor #poverty #prävention #prevention #Radio #responsible #resposibility #Ruanda #Rwanda #scholarship #school #schule #selfConfidence #selfSustaining #SenseOfResponsibility #social #sozial #Spende #sponsor #sponsorship #stipendium #success #support #sustainability #trip #verantwortung #Verantwortungsbewußtsein #vorstellung #wartburgradio
  6. Abschied aber kein Lebewohl – A farewell, but not goodbye forever

    (English below)

    Am Pfingstmontag, 25.5.2026, fanden in unserer St. Concordia-Kirche zu Ruhla zwei Verabschiedungen im Gottesdienst statt.
    In einer feierlichen Zeremonie wurde zunächst die Kantorkatechetin verabschiedet. Sie hat 20 Jahre lang mit Kindern und Familien gearbeitet und war zudem für die Kirchenmusik verantwortlich. Doch nachdem sie vor 25 Jahren in den Ruhestand getreten war, hat sie noch ein Vierteljahrhundert die Orgel bei Gottesdiensten, Hochzeiten, Trauerfeiern etc. gespielt. Dafür wurde ihr vom Superintendent des Kirchenkreises herzlich gedankt und ihr Engagement gewürdigt.

    Die zweite Verabschiedung galt Pfarrer Reuther, der nach 22 Jahren Dienst in Ruhla Ende Juni 2026 in den Ruhestand geht.
    Auch wenn sein Dienst in Ruhla endet, bedeutet das nicht das Ende des Bildungsprojekts in Ruanda! Der Ökumenische Eine-Welt-Kreis bleibt weiterhin bestehen und wird das Projekt in der gewohnten Weise fortführen. Mehr noch, Pfarrer Reuther bleibt Mitglied des Eine-Welt-kreises und wird die Leitung des Projekts behalten.

    Beide Ruheständler hatten sich von den Besuchern und Gästen des Verabschiedungsgottesdienstes gewünscht, daß sie auf Geschenke verzichten, dafür aber eine Spende zu geben. Dafür hatten sie zwei Zwecke vorgegeben. Ein Zweck davon war unser Bildungsprojekt in Ruanda und wir sind dankbar für alle Spenden in Höhe von rund 800 Euro, die für unser Ruanda-Projekt gespendet wurden.




    On Whit Monday, 25 May 2026, two farewells took place during the service at our St Concordia Church in Ruhla.
    In a solemn ceremony, the cantor-catechist was first bid farewell. She had worked with children and families for 20 years and was also responsible for church music. However, after retiring 25 years ago, she continued to play the organ for another quarter of a century at church services, weddings, funerals and other occasions. The superintendent of the church district expressed his heartfelt thanks to her and paid tribute to her dedication.

    The second farewell was for Pastor Reuther, who is retiring at the end of June 2026 after 22 years of service in Ruhla.
    Even though his ministry in Ruhla is coming to an end, this does not mean the end of the education project in Rwanda! The Ecumenical One World Circle will continue to exist and will carry on the project in the usual way. What is more, Pastor Reuther will remain a member of the One World Circle and will continue to lead the project.

    Both retirees had asked the visitors and guests at the farewell service to refrain from bringing gifts and instead to make a donation. They had specified two causes for this. One of these was our education project in Rwanda, and we are grateful for all the donations totalling around 800 euros that were made to our Rwanda project.

    Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    #Africa #Afrika #arm #Armut #ausbildung #Bericht #Berufsausbildung #Bildung #bildungsnotstand #Bildungspatenschaft #BildungspatenschaftsProgramm #care #charity #Children #childrensRights #competence #Deutschland #donation #DritteWelt #Education #educationCrisis #EineWelt #Eisenach #emergency #emergencyCall #erfolg #Familie #family #fürsorge #fosterFather #fosterParents #fostership #Grundschule #handicap #impaired #Information #Interview #kid #kids #Kinder #kinderrechte #kompetenz #Nachhaltigkeit #Notfall #nothilfe #oneWorld #Patenschaft #poor #poverty #prävention #prevention #Radio #responsible #resposibility #Ruanda #Rwanda #scholarship #school #schule #selfConfidence #selfSustaining #SenseOfResponsibility #social #sozial #Spende #sponsor #sponsorship #stipendium #success #support #sustainability #trip #verantwortung #Verantwortungsbewußtsein #vorstellung #wartburgradio
  7. Abschied aber kein Lebewohl – A farewell, but not goodbye forever

    (English below)

    Am Pfingstmontag, 25.5.2026, fanden in unserer St. Concordia-Kirche zu Ruhla zwei Verabschiedungen im Gottesdienst statt.
    In einer feierlichen Zeremonie wurde zunächst die Kantorkatechetin verabschiedet. Sie hat 20 Jahre lang mit Kindern und Familien gearbeitet und war zudem für die Kirchenmusik verantwortlich. Doch nachdem sie vor 25 Jahren in den Ruhestand getreten war, hat sie noch ein Vierteljahrhundert die Orgel bei Gottesdiensten, Hochzeiten, Trauerfeiern etc. gespielt. Dafür wurde ihr vom Superintendent des Kirchenkreises herzlich gedankt und ihr Engagement gewürdigt.

    Die zweite Verabschiedung galt Pfarrer Reuther, der nach 22 Jahren Dienst in Ruhla Ende Juni 2026 in den Ruhestand geht.
    Auch wenn sein Dienst in Ruhla endet, bedeutet das nicht das Ende des Bildungsprojekts in Ruanda! Der Ökumenische Eine-Welt-Kreis bleibt weiterhin bestehen und wird das Projekt in der gewohnten Weise fortführen. Mehr noch, Pfarrer Reuther bleibt Mitglied des Eine-Welt-kreises und wird die Leitung des Projekts behalten.

    Beide Ruheständler hatten sich von den Besuchern und Gästen des Verabschiedungsgottesdienstes gewünscht, daß sie auf Geschenke verzichten, dafür aber eine Spende zu geben. Dafür hatten sie zwei Zwecke vorgegeben. Ein Zweck davon war unser Bildungsprojekt in Ruanda und wir sind dankbar für alle Spenden in Höhe von rund 800 Euro, die für unser Ruanda-Projekt gespendet wurden.




    On Whit Monday, 25 May 2026, two farewells took place during the service at our St Concordia Church in Ruhla.
    In a solemn ceremony, the cantor-catechist was first bid farewell. She had worked with children and families for 20 years and was also responsible for church music. However, after retiring 25 years ago, she continued to play the organ for another quarter of a century at church services, weddings, funerals and other occasions. The superintendent of the church district expressed his heartfelt thanks to her and paid tribute to her dedication.

    The second farewell was for Pastor Reuther, who is retiring at the end of June 2026 after 22 years of service in Ruhla.
    Even though his ministry in Ruhla is coming to an end, this does not mean the end of the education project in Rwanda! The Ecumenical One World Circle will continue to exist and will carry on the project in the usual way. What is more, Pastor Reuther will remain a member of the One World Circle and will continue to lead the project.

    Both retirees had asked the visitors and guests at the farewell service to refrain from bringing gifts and instead to make a donation. They had specified two causes for this. One of these was our education project in Rwanda, and we are grateful for all the donations totalling around 800 euros that were made to our Rwanda project.

    Translated with http://www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    #Africa #Afrika #arm #Armut #ausbildung #Bericht #Berufsausbildung #Bildung #bildungsnotstand #Bildungspatenschaft #BildungspatenschaftsProgramm #care #charity #Children #childrensRights #competence #Deutschland #donation #DritteWelt #Education #educationCrisis #EineWelt #Eisenach #emergency #emergencyCall #erfolg #Familie #family #fürsorge #fosterFather #fosterParents #fostership #Grundschule #handicap #impaired #Information #Interview #kid #kids #Kinder #kinderrechte #kompetenz #Nachhaltigkeit #Notfall #nothilfe #oneWorld #Patenschaft #poor #poverty #prävention #prevention #Radio #responsible #resposibility #Ruanda #Rwanda #scholarship #school #schule #selfConfidence #selfSustaining #SenseOfResponsibility #social #sozial #Spende #sponsor #sponsorship #stipendium #success #support #sustainability #trip #verantwortung #Verantwortungsbewußtsein #vorstellung #wartburgradio
  8. The Story of a New Name (Neapolitan Novels) "Lila has recently married and made her entrée into the family business" Sale: $18 to $1.99 by Elena Ferrante Rating: 4.4/5 (16,764 Reviews) #books #literature #fiction #family #marriage #divorce #friendship #women #naples #italian #novel #booksky

    The Story of a New Name (Neapo...

  9. A Truth Buried in My Phone

    I found a note buried in my phone — words I wrote 18 months after losing my mom and 4 after losing my dad. Reading them now reminded me how quietly a person can be falling apart while looking fine. And right under those words was a line that stopped me cold: “Y’all, I tried.”

    lauraleacupp.wordpress.com/202

  10. #israel #palestine : #gaza / #genocide / #civilianwarvictims / #family / #children / #disabledperson / #dailylife / #video

    „When 12-year-old Shahd hears the sounds of drones, she hides in the corner of her tent. She is one of many children with Down syndrome in Gaza who, despite seven months of a ‘ceasefire’, continue to struggle amongst the devastation caused by Israel’s genocidal war.“

    aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2

  11. diapersandstethoscope.wordpress.com @diapersandstethoscope.wordpress.com@diapersandstethoscope.wordpress.com ·

    Comfort Food

    I posted numerous times our version of this avocado bread on my IG. It never gets old. It may look yucky though 'cuz of the avocado but it tastes good. You can opt to have your egg sunny side up or scrambled. Either way, it's gonna taste great. Hubby's version.

    diapersandstethoscope.wordpres

  12. Today's #ThrowbackThursday shows my Mum (top left) and her siblings circa 1955, probably taken in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

    Sadly, three of them are now no longer with us, except...

    ...look at that sweet liitle child on the bottom left? Now turned into the nastiest. self-centred aunt you couldn't wish for. Bridges successfully burnt there...

    #Photography #TBT #Portsmouth #Family #BlackAndWhite #1950s

  13. Today's #ThrowbackThursday shows my Mum (top left) and her siblings circa 1955, probably taken in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

    Sadly, three of them are now no longer with us, except...

    ...look at that sweet liitle child on the bottom left? Now turned into the nastiest. self-centred aunt you couldn't wish for. Bridges successfully burnt there...

    #Photography #TBT #Portsmouth #Family #BlackAndWhite #1950s

  14. Today's #ThrowbackThursday shows my Mum (top left) and her siblings circa 1955, probably taken in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

    Sadly, three of them are now no longer with us, except...

    ...look at that sweet liitle child on the bottom left? Now turned into the nastiest. self-centred aunt you couldn't wish for. Bridges successfully burnt there...

    #Photography #TBT #Portsmouth #Family #BlackAndWhite #1950s

  15. Today's #ThrowbackThursday shows my Mum (top left) and her siblings circa 1955, probably taken in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

    Sadly, three of them are now no longer with us, except...

    ...look at that sweet liitle child on the bottom left? Now turned into the nastiest. self-centred aunt you couldn't wish for. Bridges successfully burnt there...

    #Photography #TBT #Portsmouth #Family #BlackAndWhite #1950s

  16. Today's #ThrowbackThursday shows my Mum (top left) and her siblings circa 1955, probably taken in Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.

    Sadly, three of them are now no longer with us, except...

    ...look at that sweet liitle child on the bottom left? Now turned into the nastiest. self-centred aunt you couldn't wish for. Bridges successfully burnt there...

    #Photography #TBT #Portsmouth #Family #BlackAndWhite #1950s

  17. The Party Line "Whatever reason Aunt Gracie had for leaving Lila the secret, will it now be Lila’s secret to keep" Sale: $5.99 to $2.99 by Carolyn Brown Rating: 4.4/5 (10,319 Reviews) #booksky #romance #fiction #kindle #smalltown #family #texas #books #reading #women #contemporary

    Amazon.com: The Party Line eBo...

  18. Psalms 44:7 to 45:4, In-depth Study

    Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you're just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. https://youtu.be/szsdL8-nIRo?si=5MEOSVxyFe4audAk Psalms  44:7 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.9 But thou hast cast off, and […]

    heathercongrove.com/2026/05/28

  19. Psalms 44:7 to 45:4, In-depth Study

    Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you're just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. https://youtu.be/szsdL8-nIRo?si=5MEOSVxyFe4audAk Psalms  44:7 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.9 But thou hast cast off, and […]

    heathercongrove.com/2026/05/28

  20. Psalms 44:7 to 45:4, In-depth Study

    Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you're just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. https://youtu.be/szsdL8-nIRo?si=5MEOSVxyFe4audAk Psalms  44:7 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.9 But thou hast cast off, and […]

    heathercongrove.com/2026/05/28

  21. Psalms 44:7 to 45:4, In-depth Study

    Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you're just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. https://youtu.be/szsdL8-nIRo?si=5MEOSVxyFe4audAk Psalms  44:7 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.9 But thou hast cast off, and […]

    heathercongrove.com/2026/05/28

  22. Psalms 44:7 to 45:4, In-depth Study

    Welcome back to another in-depth Bible study. If you're just now stopping by I highly recommend going back to the beginning, Genesis 1:1. This is an in-depth Bible study that follows chapter by chapter, verse by verse, Genesis to Revelation. https://youtu.be/szsdL8-nIRo?si=5MEOSVxyFe4audAk Psalms  44:7 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us.8 In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name for ever. Selah.9 But thou hast cast off, and […]

    heathercongrove.com/2026/05/28

  23. On practicing religion…


    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    Every place I go, I make sure to visit a church and silently pray.

    Am I practicing religion?

    I never really know how to answer that question in one sentence.

    I was born into a family with two religions. My mother was Protestant. My father was Roman Catholic. Growing up, faith was present in different forms, different prayers, different traditions, and different ways of understanding God. Maybe that is why, somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to place God inside only one room.

    To me, God is everywhere.

    I talk to Him before I sleep at night.
    I pray when I wake up in the morning before my feet even touch the floor.
    I pray before leaving home.
    I pray when I arrive safely after work.
    Sometimes my prayers are long.
    Sometimes they are only whispers made from exhaustion, gratitude, fear, or hope.

    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    So do I practice religion?

    Maybe not in the way some people expect.

    An old catholic church in Vientianne, Laos

    I am not the perfect churchgoer.
    I do not memorize many verses.
    I cannot debate theology.
    There are seasons when work, distance, responsibilities, and life itself pull me away from routines people often associate with religious devotion.

    But faith still follows me everywhere.

    It sits beside me during long drives to work in Thailand.
    It waits for me in silent condominiums far away from home.
    It travels with me through airports, hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and lonely nights.
    It exists in the simple relief of hearing my children’s voices after a difficult day.
    It exists in surviving things I once thought would break me completely.

    Maybe religion, at its core, is not only about buildings, labels, or traditions.
    Maybe sometimes it is about returning to God repeatedly, even in imperfect ways.

    I think many people carry quiet forms of faith like this.

    The mother who whispers a prayer while her child is sleeping.
    The exhausted worker who says “Please guide me” before entering the office.
    The traveler who looks out of an airplane window and silently thanks God for another chance at life.
    The lonely person who still chooses to believe that heaven has not forgotten them.

    Inside the catholic church in SaPa Vietnam

    Not all faith is loud.

    Some faith lives softly inside routines.
    Inside survival.
    Inside gratitude.
    Inside ordinary mornings.

    And maybe that still counts.

    Maybe God listens even to the prayers spoken half-awake beneath dim bedroom lights.
    Maybe He hears tired people too.
    Maybe He was never asking for perfection in the first place.

    Only sincerity.

    And if that is true, then perhaps I have been practicing faith all along.

    💖💖💖

    #adventure #angel #asia #blog #blogging #community #dailyprompt #faith #family #gratitude #health #home #Inspiration #life #lifestyle #love #mentalHealth #mindfulness #motivation #people #personalDevelopment #personalGrowth #philippines #places #prayer #psychologyCom #reading #relationships #religion #selfCare #selfImprovement #spirituality #thailand #travel #travels #wellBeing #wellness #work #writing
  24. On practicing religion…


    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    Every place I go, I make sure to visit a church and silently pray.

    Am I practicing religion?

    I never really know how to answer that question in one sentence.

    I was born into a family with two religions. My mother was Protestant. My father was Roman Catholic. Growing up, faith was present in different forms, different prayers, different traditions, and different ways of understanding God. Maybe that is why, somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to place God inside only one room.

    To me, God is everywhere.

    I talk to Him before I sleep at night.
    I pray when I wake up in the morning before my feet even touch the floor.
    I pray before leaving home.
    I pray when I arrive safely after work.
    Sometimes my prayers are long.
    Sometimes they are only whispers made from exhaustion, gratitude, fear, or hope.

    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    So do I practice religion?

    Maybe not in the way some people expect.

    An old catholic church in Vientianne, Laos

    I am not the perfect churchgoer.
    I do not memorize many verses.
    I cannot debate theology.
    There are seasons when work, distance, responsibilities, and life itself pull me away from routines people often associate with religious devotion.

    But faith still follows me everywhere.

    It sits beside me during long drives to work in Thailand.
    It waits for me in silent condominiums far away from home.
    It travels with me through airports, hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and lonely nights.
    It exists in the simple relief of hearing my children’s voices after a difficult day.
    It exists in surviving things I once thought would break me completely.

    Maybe religion, at its core, is not only about buildings, labels, or traditions.
    Maybe sometimes it is about returning to God repeatedly, even in imperfect ways.

    I think many people carry quiet forms of faith like this.

    The mother who whispers a prayer while her child is sleeping.
    The exhausted worker who says “Please guide me” before entering the office.
    The traveler who looks out of an airplane window and silently thanks God for another chance at life.
    The lonely person who still chooses to believe that heaven has not forgotten them.

    Inside the catholic church in SaPa Vietnam

    Not all faith is loud.

    Some faith lives softly inside routines.
    Inside survival.
    Inside gratitude.
    Inside ordinary mornings.

    And maybe that still counts.

    Maybe God listens even to the prayers spoken half-awake beneath dim bedroom lights.
    Maybe He hears tired people too.
    Maybe He was never asking for perfection in the first place.

    Only sincerity.

    And if that is true, then perhaps I have been practicing faith all along.

    💖💖💖

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  25. On practicing religion…


    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    Every place I go, I make sure to visit a church and silently pray.

    Am I practicing religion?

    I never really know how to answer that question in one sentence.

    I was born into a family with two religions. My mother was Protestant. My father was Roman Catholic. Growing up, faith was present in different forms, different prayers, different traditions, and different ways of understanding God. Maybe that is why, somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to place God inside only one room.

    To me, God is everywhere.

    I talk to Him before I sleep at night.
    I pray when I wake up in the morning before my feet even touch the floor.
    I pray before leaving home.
    I pray when I arrive safely after work.
    Sometimes my prayers are long.
    Sometimes they are only whispers made from exhaustion, gratitude, fear, or hope.

    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    So do I practice religion?

    Maybe not in the way some people expect.

    An old catholic church in Vientianne, Laos

    I am not the perfect churchgoer.
    I do not memorize many verses.
    I cannot debate theology.
    There are seasons when work, distance, responsibilities, and life itself pull me away from routines people often associate with religious devotion.

    But faith still follows me everywhere.

    It sits beside me during long drives to work in Thailand.
    It waits for me in silent condominiums far away from home.
    It travels with me through airports, hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and lonely nights.
    It exists in the simple relief of hearing my children’s voices after a difficult day.
    It exists in surviving things I once thought would break me completely.

    Maybe religion, at its core, is not only about buildings, labels, or traditions.
    Maybe sometimes it is about returning to God repeatedly, even in imperfect ways.

    I think many people carry quiet forms of faith like this.

    The mother who whispers a prayer while her child is sleeping.
    The exhausted worker who says “Please guide me” before entering the office.
    The traveler who looks out of an airplane window and silently thanks God for another chance at life.
    The lonely person who still chooses to believe that heaven has not forgotten them.

    Inside the catholic church in SaPa Vietnam

    Not all faith is loud.

    Some faith lives softly inside routines.
    Inside survival.
    Inside gratitude.
    Inside ordinary mornings.

    And maybe that still counts.

    Maybe God listens even to the prayers spoken half-awake beneath dim bedroom lights.
    Maybe He hears tired people too.
    Maybe He was never asking for perfection in the first place.

    Only sincerity.

    And if that is true, then perhaps I have been practicing faith all along.

    💖💖💖

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  26. On practicing religion…


    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    Every place I go, I make sure to visit a church and silently pray.

    Am I practicing religion?

    I never really know how to answer that question in one sentence.

    I was born into a family with two religions. My mother was Protestant. My father was Roman Catholic. Growing up, faith was present in different forms, different prayers, different traditions, and different ways of understanding God. Maybe that is why, somewhere along the way, I stopped trying to place God inside only one room.

    To me, God is everywhere.

    I talk to Him before I sleep at night.
    I pray when I wake up in the morning before my feet even touch the floor.
    I pray before leaving home.
    I pray when I arrive safely after work.
    Sometimes my prayers are long.
    Sometimes they are only whispers made from exhaustion, gratitude, fear, or hope.

    I believe angels protect me and my family.
    I believe there is a presence bigger than what my eyes can see.
    And honestly, there were moments in my life where faith was the only thing quietly holding me together.

    So do I practice religion?

    Maybe not in the way some people expect.

    An old catholic church in Vientianne, Laos

    I am not the perfect churchgoer.
    I do not memorize many verses.
    I cannot debate theology.
    There are seasons when work, distance, responsibilities, and life itself pull me away from routines people often associate with religious devotion.

    But faith still follows me everywhere.

    It sits beside me during long drives to work in Thailand.
    It waits for me in silent condominiums far away from home.
    It travels with me through airports, hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and lonely nights.
    It exists in the simple relief of hearing my children’s voices after a difficult day.
    It exists in surviving things I once thought would break me completely.

    Maybe religion, at its core, is not only about buildings, labels, or traditions.
    Maybe sometimes it is about returning to God repeatedly, even in imperfect ways.

    I think many people carry quiet forms of faith like this.

    The mother who whispers a prayer while her child is sleeping.
    The exhausted worker who says “Please guide me” before entering the office.
    The traveler who looks out of an airplane window and silently thanks God for another chance at life.
    The lonely person who still chooses to believe that heaven has not forgotten them.

    Inside the catholic church in SaPa Vietnam

    Not all faith is loud.

    Some faith lives softly inside routines.
    Inside survival.
    Inside gratitude.
    Inside ordinary mornings.

    And maybe that still counts.

    Maybe God listens even to the prayers spoken half-awake beneath dim bedroom lights.
    Maybe He hears tired people too.
    Maybe He was never asking for perfection in the first place.

    Only sincerity.

    And if that is true, then perhaps I have been practicing faith all along.

    💖💖💖

    #adventure #angel #asia #blog #blogging #community #dailyprompt #faith #family #gratitude #health #home #Inspiration #life #lifestyle #love #mentalHealth #mindfulness #motivation #people #personalDevelopment #personalGrowth #philippines #places #prayer #psychologyCom #reading #relationships #religion #selfCare #selfImprovement #spirituality #thailand #travel #travels #wellBeing #wellness #work #writing