Passion Week [Note: This post breaks down some of the key events that happened in the days leading up to Passover and Easter. Passover which follows the Hebrew lunar calendar, falls on a different day, each year. I use Sunday-to-Sunday in this post mainly because Palm...
hang·o·ver : A thing that has survived from the past. After 3 weeks of intense pain, the pain levels are finally reversing their trend and going down instead of up. I was ecstatic when upon waking up after a good night's sleep, I discovered that the deep, throbbing...
It's one of those days. I'm sitting in a comfy chair, with my hot water bottle, planning my day around the pain. As anyone living with chronic pain issues knows well, It's always up and down. There are days I can manage the pain quite well, get lots done, live life...
Prayers are detailed pictures woven from breathing life-strands—not just words. Living with chronic pain is no easy thing. This ‘thorn in the flesh’ that I must deal with on a daily basis has greatly altered life for me. I’ve ignored it, fought it, and struggled with...
I love to doodle! Doodling has become for me a tool for meditation. Lectio Divina (divine reading) is a traditional Benedictine practice of scripture reading that is transformational. Traditionally Lectio Divina has 4 specific steps: reading, meditation, prayer and...
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