#renewal — Public Fediverse posts
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Stumbling Block
It seems I have always been stumbling, tripping over the unintended in a fog of wandering wonder.
The mist has been ever around me, my cloud by day. I am enveloped by mystery.
You do indeed love to surprise me, O God;
two girls find shiny stones in a fountain and their joy chases away the despair at not finding a loved one,
the hospitality of friends lightens the weight upon a heavy chest from a returning to what was and the traveler can breathe again into what will be,
a mother’s words and the night breeze dries a daughter’s tears and she can smile at the deep thrum of a bullfrog,
lovers lie for a moment in the morning and the frustrations of yesterday fade into the quiet beginnings of another day.
It is time then.
I rise up into the bone crackling morning, my body protesting, my spirit already stretching out along the places I will see.
Inside, I find I am ready for more stumbling.
July 29, 2022
#boneCracklingMorning #bullfrog #chronicPain #ContemplativePoetry #ContemplativeWriting #Despair #divineSurprise #embodiment #Faith #FaithAndLife #Family #findingJoy #fog #friends #God #GodIsMystery #Grace #Gratitude #Hope #Hospitality #ListeningToTheSoul #Love #marriage #mist #Morning #mothersAndDaughters #movingForward #mystery #personalReflection #pilgrimage #Poems #readiness #renewal #resilience #sacredOrdinary #SpiritualJourney #SpiritualReflection #SubmissionToGod #surprise #tearsAndHealing #Travel #wanderingWonder #Wonder -
Broken Chair
I rescued the chair from outside someone’s apartment with the hope of fixing it and having it become a welcome member of our family.
But, as often happens, it sat around in various places waiting for me to find the time to repair it.
Finally, I decided it was one more project I did not have time for, and so yesterday I put it out on the sidewalk in the hopes that someone would take it home.
It sat out there all through yesterday in the rain and the sun, lonely, awaiting a new friend. A few people paused to look but then drove away. Periodically I would look out my window to see it still sitting forlornly there.
Then this morning I noticed an older gentleman walking past who began to inspect the chair. He picked it up, put it on his back and walked away.
It is a beautiful chair. It just needs to be repaired, and I am sure its new owner will do just that.
I don’t know about you, but I feel a lot like that broken chair, waiting for the gentle hands of someone to put me back together again.
I wait, broken, with the hope that those hands will touch me, I will be healed, and I can have a purpose again.
July 10, 2015
#beautyInBrokenThings #beingRestored #Brokenness #compassion #everydayParables #FaithAndLife #foundObjects #gentleHands #Grace #Healing #Hope #humanDignity #innerHealing #Loneliness #metaphor #ordinaryGrace #personalEssay #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Purpose #Redemption #renewal #repair #rescuedChair #restoration #secondChances #sidewalkStory #SpiritualReflection #urbanReflection #Waiting #WordPressTagsBrokenChair #woundedButWorthy #Writing -
Guide My Soul (Christian Music) = Just dropped a spirit-filled song 🙌 for Jesus! - #God #Jesus #TheLord #Praise #ChristianMusic #Bible #Music #Song #Faith #Hope #Love #Light #Savior #Journey #Prayer #Community #Worship #Grace #Redemption #Salvation #Gospel #Praise #Fellowship #Spiritual #Devotion #Inspiration #Faithfulness #Trust #Scripture #Purpose #Sacrifice #Renewal #Service - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
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Election Guide: Why am I seeing these millages again?
Lafayette residents head back to the polls for the third time in 2025. Early voting begins Saturday and runs through Nov. 8 for the Nov. 15 election.https://thecurrentla.com/2025/election-guide-why-am-i-seeing-these-millages-again/
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Whan that Aprille with
His shoures soote, the droghte
Of March hath perced#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Chaucer #GeoffreyChaucer #CanterburyTales #Canterbury #Prologue #Spring #Rain #Renewal #NewLife #Pilgrimage
April 5, 2025
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#Aromatherapy, #Wellness, #NaturalHealing, #SelfCare, #Balance, #Mindfulness, #HolisticHealth, #StressRelief, #HealthyLiving, #Relaxation, #Harmony, #Nurturing, #Serene, #Calming, #InnerPeace, #Tranquility, #PositiveEnergy, #Renewal, #Empowerment, #MindBodySoul, #Wholesome, #MentalClarity, #SpiritualJourney, #Vitality, #Energize, #Nourish, #Restoration, #Positivity, #HolisticWellness, #HealingJourney, #Revitalize, #Wellbeing, #NaturalRemedies, #SelfDiscovery, #Lifestyle, #Bliss