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This is a blog by a wife, mother, physician, seminarian, consummate journaler and deep-thinker, that turned into a cancer blog (that may one day turn back into a regular blog). To learn more and see suggestions for where to start, click on the “about” link to the left. Welcome!

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Bridegroom of Blood
Aug 4

Aug 4 Bridegroom of Blood

Esther
bible

reflections on a confusing Biblical passage

Pool-Wall Parenting
Jul 31

Jul 31 Pool-Wall Parenting

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parenting

how we love our children by withstanding their comings and goings

Emptying
Jul 28

Jul 28 Emptying

Esther
bible

a brief reflection on kenosis

Choosing Again What I Chose Before
Jul 24

Jul 24 Choosing Again What I Chose Before

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meditation, parenting

struggling with and exulting in the monotonous and mundane

Being Mediocre On Purpose
Jul 21

Jul 21 Being Mediocre On Purpose

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parenting

what it takes to do extracurriculars with integrity

Sabbathly
Jul 17

Jul 17 Sabbathly

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life practice

learning to live as if I am not the one running the world

Temptation As Suffering
Jul 14

Jul 14 Temptation As Suffering

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life practice, bible

why those who resist temptation know most how strong it is

Deconstructing Success
Jul 10

Jul 10 Deconstructing Success

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parenting

reexamining how we define success for our children

The Last Homecoming
Jul 7

Jul 7 The Last Homecoming

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meditation

what it feels like to see the house of my childhood for the last time

The Bearer of Bad Moods
Jul 3

Jul 3 The Bearer of Bad Moods

Esther
parenting

the significance of what we do when we receive our children’s emotional outbursts without responding in kind

The Importance of Daily
Jun 30

Jun 30 The Importance of Daily

Esther
life practice

why reading the Bible not just occasionally, but daily, is essential to the spiritual life

Fruitfulness Versus Success
Jun 26

Jun 26 Fruitfulness Versus Success

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life practice, bible

the difference between success as the world defines it, and fruitfulness as the Bible values it

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