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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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What I Learned From Being Sick
Aug 22

Aug 22 What I Learned From Being Sick

Esther
life practice, meditation

reflections from a period of recent illness

Celebration
Jun 3

Jun 3 Celebration

Esther
life practice

understanding celebration as a spiritual practice

On Spiritual Formation
May 25

May 25 On Spiritual Formation

Esther
parenting, life practice

a theology of spiritual formation written as a letter to my children

Cutting Your Losses
May 14

May 14 Cutting Your Losses

Esther
parenting, life practice, meditation

what a failed piano exam taught me about counting sunk costs

Rhythms
May 9

May 9 Rhythms

Esther
life practice

cultivating agility in both life and spiritual practices

Inhabiting My Fear
Apr 16

Apr 16 Inhabiting My Fear

Esther
life practice, parenting

how to accept the right level of stress as an avenue for growth

Fear and Great Joy
Apr 10

Apr 10 Fear and Great Joy

Esther
bible

a reflection on the resurrection account

Knitting
Mar 26

Mar 26 Knitting

Esther
meditation, life practice

reflections on the craft and why I keep doing it

Thanking Without Condition
Mar 19

Mar 19 Thanking Without Condition

Esther
life practice, bible

what the story of the feeding of the 5,000 shows us about gratitude

Love the One You're With
Mar 14

Mar 14 Love the One You're With

Esther
parenting

the struggle to love our kids without condition

The Metamorphosis of Meaning
Jan 29

Jan 29 The Metamorphosis of Meaning

Esther
bible

the importance of understanding context in Biblical interpretation

Learning Slowly
Jan 24

Jan 24 Learning Slowly

Esther
meditation

pacing myself in the acquisition of knowledge

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