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Category: blessing

My wish for you ...

A poem for the New Year, by Maya Angelou … Continue My wish for you is that you continue Continue To be who and how you are to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness Continue To allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart Continue In a society dark with […]

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Comfort ye, my people ...

We have a great version of Handel's Messiah we love to listen to during the Advent and Christmas season. The louder, the better, to be honest. The very first words sung are these: “Comfort ye… comfort ye, my people …” These haunting words are from the prophet Isaiah, chapter 40, where the great prophet writes: […]

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A little blessing ...

I have been telling Bible stories to preschoolers this week, a duty well outside my comfort zone. I prefer telling Bible stories to adults who at least pretend to be interested in what I am sharing. Kids tend to be pretty honest about their interest level. We were talking about how God told Abram to […]

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When your body lets you down ...

I flew to Spain a couple weeks ago. I went with friends who were walking the Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrimage. Because I hurt my knee this summer, I was not going to walk. But I had lovely plans ... to explore Spanish cites, enjoy great food, drink, reading, resting. Which I did. Until […]

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A liturgy for leaving ...

I leave for my modified Camino on Tuesday, September 3. I thought I would be packing a suitcase filled with wool socks, hiking pants, blister band-aids and rain ponchos. Instead, I am curating my reading selection, packing cute dresses for evening meals, scouting out coffee shops and wine bars, and loading up a brand new […]

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Dirt ...

Why is it that when I put my hands in the dirt I feel better? What is it about mud and worms and soil under my nails that grounds me? Why do I love weeding by hand - pulling out unruly dandelions and clover - to create what feels like a bit of order in […]

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Welcome to Alice at Dawn. My short posts are meant to be regular reminders to keep walking, to keep living, to continue to listen to the voice deep within your spirit that whispers ... this is the way. Walk in it.

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