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• A Baby and the Cold Slush of Winter

  

  I slog my way through dirty, melting snow as I walk to work. The pristine fluffy white of one week ago is replaced by the dirt and grime of the city, coupled... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Normalizing Departure

  

  "...but we also knew what it was like to feel temporary, to keep your eye on the clock, to normalise the inevitability of departure so completely that you didn'... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Life Overseas – “But They Aren’t as Smart as I Am”….

  

  As a public health nurse working with underserved communities in Massachusetts in cancer prevention, I've been greatly challenged as we look at racism and... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2018 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• On East and West (and In Between!)

  

  A few months ago I was invited to do an interview with Orthodox Christian Network. The interview was with Father Chris Metropulos, President of Hellenic... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• An End of the Year Reflection on the Page Called ‘Today’

  

  I'm looking out on a grey sky and freezing temperatures. Ice clings to branches and fences, winter embedded firmly in the outside world. We have been in Quebec... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• #OnlytheGood – Christmas 2017

  

  It's Friday and I'm sitting by our Christmas tree. I could sit here all day, just writing, thinking, dreaming, and reading. I know that December 25th is a... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Christmas on Beacon Hill

  Just a short walk from my workplace is Beacon Hill, a historic Boston neighborhood with narrow brick streets, antique gas-lit lamps, and row houses. Beacon... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advent Reflection – To Love is to Hurt

  

  "To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Immigrant Families – A New Report

  In the last two years, the immigration debate has become louder and arguably less civil. Political platforms and decisions based on fear have dominated the... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advent Reflection – Silence and Liminal Spaces

  

  When I wake in the early morning I am always struck that our home is silent. There are no voices raised in conversation; no arguments, no agreements. There is n... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advent Reflection – A Mom’s Tears

  

  Ask any mother and she will tell you that the tears we weep for our children are like no other. They are tears that come from deep within our souls as we cry ou... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Advent Reflection – If You Are Weary

  

  We put up our Christmas tree yesterday. It is beautiful - a Balsam pine tree that brings the forest into our living room. It's a tall tree, reaching proudly to... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Season for Candle Time

  

  This is the time of year where morning comes slowly and evening quickly. I feel melancholy as I wake up far before the sun rises over the Atlantic ocean, just... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• ”I’m Not from Here…wherever ‘here’ Is.”

  

  I'm from the edges of the map the edges of the Pacific I'm from the edges of the room the outside looking in I'm from Southeast Asia unless you mean my... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thanksgiving for the Broken-hearted

  

  Robynn and I were recently texting about Thanksgiving. This year both of us will fill our houses and hearts with people who are hurting. These will be the table... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Morning Sky Over Central

  

  It is windy today as I walk toward the subway. Leaves of varying shades of brown, yellow, and faded orange dance in the street, nature defying the human view... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• #OnlytheGood – Volume Six

  

  Welcome back to #OnlytheGood! I hope you enjoy this edition. If you have something to share, please do so through the comments or through a private message to... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sleepless Nights and Choosing Good

  

  2:30 in the morning and I can't sleep. I sit in a chair, wrapped up in a blanket and lost in thought. Are sleepless nights something that only the privileged... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• Death, Loss, and TCK Grief

  

  Yesterday I unexpectedly found myself by a lone bench on an empty ocean front. A boat was just off the shore, solitary but securely anchored in the sea. I... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Funeral Cocoon

  

  November has come and the golden-red hope of Autumn is rapidly turning to bare trees and chilly winds. It is a cold time to lay a coffin in the ground. We sat i... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 RELIGION, SELF EXPRESSION