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Wrinkles. Sun spots. White hair. A stout waist. Flabby arms, arms my sister and I took delight in jiggling. Hers was a body I loved. When I was a child, even into adolescence, even into those years of beginning to worry about my own size and shape, even then, a part of me longed for…

As the name of this blog suggests, I’m interested in “Thin Places.” I’m interested in the physical spaces that feel holy, be that a mountaintop, or a cathedral, or an ancient monument. I’m even more interested in the relationships and times in life when we find ourselves in a thin place. When my mother-in-law died,…

I have been reading through Matthew’s Gospel these past few weeks, and I came again to the Beatitudes, those puzzling and poetic words of Jesus that have been quoted through the ages. “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,” caught my attention. I don’t hunger and thirst for much. Certainly not for actual…

Love is difficult. Much as I long to love others and be loved in return, now that I have children, I very much understand that love is messy and challenging and there are days when I think I can’t do it anymore. I’m not talking about Hallmark card love, about hearts or kisses or sentimental…
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