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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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Dust
Aug 27

Aug 27 Dust

Esther
life practice, meditation

how the second half of my life feels different than the first

Slowly, Slowly
Mar 3

Mar 3 Slowly, Slowly

Esther
meditation

lessons from the trees

The Forgotten Fruit
Feb 17

Feb 17 The Forgotten Fruit

Esther
meditation

reflections on a recent trip to Taiwan

Loving Your Children For Who They Are
Sep 28

Sep 28 Loving Your Children For Who They Are

Esther
parenting

learning to value differences in temperaments and values

The Unspeakable Name
Sep 20

Sep 20 The Unspeakable Name

Esther
bible

a dissection of God’s name in the Hebrew

The Monday Blues
Sep 12

Sep 12 The Monday Blues

Esther
life practice

what to do about the ugh-y feelings I get after preaching

Receiving the Day
Sep 5

Sep 5 Receiving the Day

Esther
life practice, meditation

seeing each day not as something we begin but something we receive

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

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