Keep On…
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on April 17, 2013
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. [...]
Are You in Need of Some Real Rest?
Posted by on April 9, 2013
Photo by Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen To My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story Questions to Ponder: Do you feel you are speeding down the highway of life? Take the next exit and enjoy some time at [...]
Birds of the Air
Posted by on February 27, 2013
by Kathleen Deyer Bolduc, author Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or [...]
Lent – A Sacred Journey In His Shadow
Posted by on February 12, 2013
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator I remember when my son Drew was about four. He was a rule follower. He did not need a lot of extra hugs and snuggles (and as a 14 year old, still does not!) He loved building Legos and forts. He loved collecting things…army men, [...]
An Invitation to a Conversation
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on January 15, 2013
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author of Listen To My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story We came to a crossroads. In one direction, a gravel road, and the other, a path with trees overhanging. A sign pointed to the main road. I was struck by the scene and received the image [...]
Forgotten Invitations
Posted by on January 8, 2013
By Cheri Hudspith, oneLifemaps Facilitator I don’t know about you, but I have a stubborn and rebellious heart. This summer I was reminded how true this is. When I left a training program in June, I was working through Steve Macchia’s book called Crafting a Rule of Life. Numerous times during that process I was [...]
From Gratitude to Anticipation
Posted by on November 28, 2012
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator Thanksgiving is over and Advent begins on Sunday. We sit in this liminal space between gratitude and anticipation. It’s funny how this space is occupied in our culture with “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” and the feeling that we are already late for “the holidays!” [...]
A Prayer for Thanksgiving
Posted by on November 20, 2012
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Mysticism: A Personal Reflection
Posted by on October 2, 2012
by Alice Fryling, Author and Spiritual Director I was surprised when I learned that I might be an ordinary mystic. I didn’t know mystics could be ordinary. I thought mystics were otherworldly people who probably lived in the desert. My imaginary mystics were extraordinary people who had given up all material pleasures. Since I like [...]
Run From Man’s Praise
Posted by on June 12, 2012
by Trish Gannon, poet Trish Gannon is a poet, living in a sleepy part of Elgin, IL where she enjoys her family and her backyard oasis. She is actively involved in connecting women in her church for encouragement [...]