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Category: Prose
The Introvert & the Mask ©Dawn Minott
The mask is like a superpower, not to disguise but to buffer.
More Beautiful for Having Been Broken ©️Dawn Minott
If you find yourself cracked, fragmented, or shattered, remember God heals golden.
International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, July 25 ©Dawn Minott
Proud to celebrate the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent! Today, July 25th, as we mark the International Day for Women and Girls of African Descent, I reflect on the profound strength and unwavering spirit required in a time of deliberate pushback against fundamental rights, equality, diversity, and inclusion. This moment demands …
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A Table Set With Words ©Dawn Minott |a Haibun
Just a menu set of words, plain but sincere.
The Gift Leads The Way ©Dawn Minott |a Haibun with audiovisual
A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.” — Proverbs 18:16 (NKJV)
WELCOME: WHY I CREATED THIS BLOG
Welcome. This blog provides a space for my voice to be heard.
Reflection: Five Years Since George Floyd’s Murder ©Dawn Minott
Five years on from George Floyd’s murder, we need united movements, true allyship, and deeper change to honor lives lost to and affected by injustices in all its form.
Organically Grown Smile: Flash Fiction ©️Dawn Minott
A playful flash fiction about timing, charm, and the little surprises that make a big city feel human.
A Gastronomy Discovery in Ocho Rios, Jamaica—birthMONTH 2025 Travelogue 3 ©Dawn Minott
There are the 5 love languages, then there’s Jamaican food the 6th love language!
Zero Sum Game in Love or Life ©️Dawn Minott | for Women’s History Month
The zero-sum game in love is always lose-lose, never win-win. 100% or nothing. Love measured in fractions isn’t love at all because — Love demands presence, not pretense; commitment, not calculation. When one must lose for the other to win, both hearts bear the cost. True love, like true success, multiplies rather than divides, expands …
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Martin Luther King Day ©️Dawn Minott
Like Martin Luther King: “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear”. His words are oh so relevant in these times: “I’m concerned about a better World. I’m concerned about justice; I’m concerned about brotherhood and sisterhood; I’m concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about that, …
Thought: The Final Frontier ©️Dawn Minott
Thoughts in their purest form are the final frontier of our personhood.
The Lost Art of Listening ©Dawn Minott
Listen—give attention in order to hear.
Do You, Not“They”
You can’t fit IN and be OUTstanding at the same time!
Shabbat Shalom: Who Writes Your Story? ©️Dawn Minott
As long as we are alive, God’s still writing our stories.
Sweet Nostalgia: Sundays, Ice Cream & Childhood Memories in Jamaica ©Dawn Minott |with audio
Simple pleasures, treasured memories of childhood.
Shabbat Shalom: Who Is A Christian?
How can you identify someone who is a Christian?
Nature’s Morning Serenade @Dawn Minott
Finding GRATITUDE in each moment of LIFE!
In Loving Memory of Peace ©Dawn Minott
It’s time to turn up our inner/personal Peace ☮️ volume.
The Moment I Realized—Transformation is Self-Sacrificing ©️Dawn Minott
Self-transformation is achieved through self-sacrifice and a dogged determination to change.
Shabbat Shalom: Generational Blessings| with audio
Don’t forget to remember—God doesn’t forget. And He’ll bestow blessings on you that’s been stored up at the request of others on your behalf.
Shabbat Shalom: It’s Worship Time© // with audio
Sabbath is for rest and it’s also for worship.
Shabbat Shalom: Fingerprints in the Sand
Before acting in judgement and condemnation of others, remember how much God has forgiven us.
Shabbat Shalom: Let’s Pray©
When I pray the objective isn’t to change God. For prayer doesn’t change God, it changes me.
Shabbat Shalom: God’s Poem [with audio]
God is the unparalleled Poet. And of all that He’s created, humans are His workmanship, His masterpiece, His best poem.
Midweek Boost: What’s Deeper Than Love?
I was helping my nephew with his assignment, when I saw a pensive expression that was far too intense to be just about his school work.“What’s up with that look?” I asked. With deep sincerity he responded with his own question: “Why are you helping me?” And he wasn’t satisfied with “… because you’re my …
Shabbat Shalom: I Wanna Heart Like That Heart [with audio]
Having a heart like God’s heart does not mean that a person will make no mistakes. Rather, you will respond differently when confronted with your mistakes—with humility and repentance.
Zest
https://youtu.be/QZF4krDe99s “Zestfully zestfully zestfully cleanYou’re not fully clean unless you’reZestfully clean” 🎶 Maybe I’ve just aged myselfRecalling this adBut when I saw Sammi’s weekend prompt word: ZestMy thought went to the cheerfully zestful commercialRecalled in 41 words 2022 ©DeeMin All rights reserved Thank you for journeying along. Like what you see? Read more here👈 I …
Shabbat Shalom: God Moments [with audio]
Click👆to listen There are moments that are described as “happenstances” and others as “coincidences”, but I prefer to see these moments as God moments. God moments mark the times when the ordinary of our lives is interrupted and interjected with the extraordinary. God moments are moments that cannot be explained, or they are so perfectly …
Shabbat Shalom: Rest Is Power [with audio]
Sabbath reminds me in a tangible way that God is creator. And, allows me the freedom in focusing primarily on God and all He does for me.
Shabbat Shalom: The Tale of Two Daughters Where 12 & 12 Collide [with audio]
It’s a tale in parallelism of two daughters: the dying 12 year-old daughter, beloved of her father and a woman rejected, including by her own father, losing her life source each day for 12 years. For as long as the little girl has been alive, this woman has been slowly dying.
BIRTHmonth: Day 30 Concluding Affirmation—I Affirm Today to Self-Love
Before-word: To celebrate my birthMONTH I declared an affirmation for each day. At the end of the month I conclude with the affirmation to self-love, because you must first love yourself in order to love anyone else. This emanates from the ultimate love—the love of and for God. This was the April I affirm to …
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BirthMONTH—Day 29: I Affirm Today to Appreciate Closed Doors
What the Most High intends to bless you with, you will receive because not only does He shut doors, He opens doors too! Happy birthMONTH to me!
BirthMONTH—Day 27: I Affirm Today to Expand
Today I just wanna thank the Most High for each gift He’s blessed me with. Happy birthMONTH to me!!
BirthMONTH—Day 26: I Affirm Today to Prioritize Self-Care
Self-care—caring for your mind, body and spirit—is not a luxury nor is it selfish. Self-care is a necessity. Happy birthMONTH to me!
BirthMONTH—Day 25: I Affirm Today to Exercise the Power of Choice
When based on my hopes and not my fears, my choices will create room for me. Room for exploration, growth, learning and overall self-development. Happy birthMONTH to me!
BirthMONTH—Day 23: I Affirm Today to Let Go
I can’t receive the now when I hold on to the old. Surrender to let God work. Happy birthMONTH to me.
BirthMONTH—Day 22: I Affirm Today to Thrive Not Survive [Senryu]
Today I affirm to live fully, thriving not just surviving
BirthMONTH—Day 18: I Affirm Today God My Most High
BirthMONTH affirmation: Letting God be my Most High.
BirthMONTH—Day 17: I Affirm Today NOT to Betray Myself
Until I begin being faithful to myself and embracing me in my totality, I will not attract the right people in my life or live my life from the core of my authentic self or fulfill my purpose.
BirthMONTH—Day 16: I Affirm Today Not to Compromise at My Heart’s Expense
I’m a healthier happier me when I speak and live what’s in my heart boldly and fiercely with kindness.
BirthMONTH—Day 15: I Affirm Today to Live IN Purpose | a Senryu
Why do I celebrate my birthday or do something meaningful to mark the day? It’s for one reason only: my birthday is a reminder of the moment in time that God designated as “mine”.
Today’s my BIRTHDAY—I Affirm Today to Stand in My Truth
It takes courage to be your unique authentic self, to be resolute in who you are at the core, to “do you” when everything else and everyone else around you screams at you to fit in a mold/in the status quo/in what is expected.
BirthMONTH—Day 13: I Affirm Today to Trust My Journey
Life is a journey, and we each have our unique way to move through it. But, no matter how different our journeys will be, we all will end life in the same way. Different journeys, similar destination. The state you’ll be in when you arrive at the destination is based on the choices you make …
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BirthMONTH—Day 12: I Affirm Today NOT to Base My Happiness on Externals
Basing your happiness on anyone besides yourself is giving people way too much power over your life. Period!
BirthMONTH—Day 11: I Affirm Today to Wear My Scars Like Beauty Marks
We all have scars. Whether visible—from physical wounds, or invisible—from soul wounds. Scars are the evidence and reminder of a wounding or a traumatic experience.
Mid-Week Boost: Persevere!
The power of words—they can tear down or build up. The proceedings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing to the Supreme Court attests to this.
Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman? Tribute to Women’s History Month
If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down, all alone together women ought to be able to turn it rightside up again—Sojourner Truth
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah Raah (Shepherd)
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Jehovah Raah—the God who is our Shepherd.
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah Tsidkenu (Righteousness)
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Jehovah Tsidkenu—the God who is our Righteousness.
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah Jireh (Provider) Part II
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Jehovah Jireh, the God who sees you and provides in the now and the future including your salvation.
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah-Jireh (Provider) Part I with audio
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Jehovah Jireh, the God who sees you and provides in the now and the future.
Shabbat Shalom: What In God’s Name—Jehovah Rapha (Healing) with audio
The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe (Proverbs 18:10). Jehovah Rapha is the God who is present to heal in times of extremity and to redeem as the Word made flesh.
Shabbat Shalom: New Year—New Thing [with audio]
PLAY👆to listen as you read along Some times it feels unreal, but we’ve actually been hunkered down for almost two years. Can you believe it?! Just about every aspect of our lives have been constrained and in some instances crippled by an infectious agent that is so small it requires a microscope to visualize it. …
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Shabbat Shalom: Making Peace With Your Present [with audio]
Hi Everyone. Sharing this week’s Shabbat Shalom post a day early should in case you’ll be enjoying Christmas celebrations too much to be on WordPress 😊
Shabbat Shalom: You’ve Got It All Wrong
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along Dear Human, You've got it all wrong. You didn't come here to master unconditional love. This is where you came from and where you'll return. You came here to learn personal love.Universal love.Messy love.Sweaty love.Crazy love.Whole love.Infused with divinity.Lived through the grace of stumbling.Demonstrated through the beauty of ... …
Shabbat Shalom: You’ve Got It All Wrong [with audio]
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along Dear Human, You've got it all wrong. You didn't come here to master unconditional love. This is where you came from and where you'll return. You came here to learn personal love.Universal love.Messy love.Sweaty love.Crazy love.Whole love.Infused with divinity.Lived through the grace of stumbling.Demonstrated through the beauty of ... …
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Shabbat Shalom: Tears’ Voice & Harvest [with audio]
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along Tears have a voice. Whether tears are as a consequence of joy or sorrow, they speak volumes—even more than words can say. As I mentioned in last week’s Shabbat Shalom post, I was writing it from my own heart experience. What I didn’t say was that it was written …
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Shabbat Shalom: …comma-but-God Moments
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along At a concert a couple years ago I bought a tee-shirt that read: “…but God”. I was drawn to it because I’ve always been fascinated with the power associated with that two-word combo in the Bible. It’s such a compelling combination that you’ll often hear folks use it as …
Midweek Boost: Autumn’s Hooray
Reflecting on photos from my favorite park mixed with quotes from folks who spoke the sentiments of my heart before I did … "Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow."– Dan Millman "There is something so special in the early leaves drifting from the trees–as if we …
Shabbat Shalom: Name-Changer God [with audio]
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along For today’s Shabbat Shalom post we’ll talk about God as name changer. One of the reasons why I love God is that He is a doer of astoundingly-great things. One of those exceptional things He does is to change names. Throughout the Bible there are examples of God’s name-changing …
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Shabbat Shalom: Wholeness is Worship [with audio]
👆PLAY👆to listen as you read along For today’s Shabbat Shalom post the focus will be the wholeness in worship. And I’ll explain it using an ancient story told in the Bible in the book of St. Luke, the 17th chapter. One day Jesus was passing through a town and came across ten men who were …
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Shabbat Shalom: Haunted Heart | with audio
Be at home in your own heart.
The Power of Choice
When the Most High God created us, He gave us a most powerful and beautiful gift—choice! The power and beauty of choice is that it’s predicated on there being more than one option or possibility; and, the path taken will over time make you, you. In other words: you make choices, choices make you. We …
Shabbat Shalom: God’s Art to heART [with audio]
👆Play👆to listen along as you read ART to heART is more than a homophone. It’s a life-changing salvific principle used in the recreative-poetic expression of God. The Greek word poiēma is used ONLY TWICE in the Bible and both times in reference to the creative power of God. First, when He created eARTh referred to …
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Sunday Photo Reflection #19: Pumpkins, Gourds & Harvest
I went apple picking for the first time! It rained but that didn’t stop me from climbing trees to fill my bag with the choicest of apples. Topped it off with freshly-made apple cider and delish apple donuts. Yummy 😋 There were pumpkins of all sizes and shapes, some painted with adoring smiley faces. There …
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Shabbat Shalom: You’re A Masterpiece—God’s Work of Art [with audio]
👆Play👆to listen along as you read God is a master artist, a genius creator. When He created eARTh, He built ART into every nook and cranny of it. And as beautiful and majestic and wonderful as the ART He created in eARTh was, at its completion God pronounced it as merely “good”. Genesis 1:10, 12 …
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Who’s In Your Corner? [with audio]
👆PLAY👆 Listen and read along Life is a fight. A good fight. We go through the extremes—the ascent of ups and the declivity of downs. Though we don’t choose what we go through in life, we can choose how we go through it and who we go through it with. One thing fighters have is …
Shabbat Shalom: God Knows Your Name [with audio]
👆PLAY👆 and listen along while you read God is passionate about you because God is passionate about God. OK … hold on. Before you think I’m saying God is egotistic, because that He is not, let me expound. God knows who He is. In response to Moses’ question: “Who should I say you are?”, God …
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Shabbat Shalom: Sun/Son & Shadows
👆PLAY👆You may listen and read along Shadow is mentioned quite frequently in the Bible, and usually in the context of God's protective presence. Like: being covered with the shadow of God’s hand (Isaiah 51:16); resting in the shadow of the Almighty (Psalm 91:1); being hidden in the shadow of God’s wings (Psalms 17:8); or walking …
Shabbat Shalom—Be Like A Tree© [with audio]
👆LISTEN👆as you read along As we’re winding down the season of long summer days and about to enter the season of transition, I’m thinking about trees and the transformation they’re preparing to undergo—the stripping, the letting go—and how simultaneously beautiful and haunting that is. And that got me thinking about the life lessons we can …
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Birthdays
I love my birthday for two reasons: The more I have, the longer I live 😹The celebration of life which always includes a scrumptious cake The last two birthday celebrations have been low-keyed but I still marked them with scrumptious and delectable delights!!! 👆play video and sing along 👆 2021 copyrightcreatedbyDEEsign.comAll Rights Reserved Written to …
Nostalgic©
As NY is under another wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, I’m nostalgic for the good ol’ days. You know, those days: When you sneezed in public and folks around sweetly whispered “bless you”, not shoot you a disparaging gaze that shouts: “how dare you!” When you stood in close proximity without terrifyingly pondering: “is he …
9/11 20 Years Ago
Where were you on this day 20 years ago? I had just walked into the hotel room in London. I was on my way back to Barbados (where I was stationed at the time), coming from a meeting in Torino, (Turin) Italy. The TV was already on when I entered the room, but muted. A …
Dress to Express
What’s your T-shirt saying? T-shirts are arguable the most functional piece of clothing in our closets. More recently I’ve come across Tees used as signposts for thoughts/feelings/stance on a range of issues making them artistic creative statement apparels. Statements like: Unapologetically dopeI never lose, I either win or I learnPeriodt. [oh yeah, when the “t” …
In One Fell Swoop…
In a State where anyone has the freedom and the right to openly carry guns in public without a permit or training… In a State where everyone has the freedom and right not to wear masks, though there are well over three MILLION Covid cases and almost 58 THOUSAND deaths… In that same State, women …
the GIFT of nature
One of the good-good gifts of The Most High God—is NATURE—which I’d like to share with you in this short video clip (below) and photo montage (above) with one intent: to bless you as I’m blessed. 👆This is a short video clip from my seat on a rock by the river Inspired by AuthorWorld writing …
The Bridge
Caught on the bridge when the earthquake struck, Desmona clings to lose cables, her body dangling precariously above the field of debris scattered across the sea below. Marshaling all her strength, she pulls herself up when suddenly the cable… Cliffhanger. Yes, I know I’ve left you dangling (pun intended😊). That’s ‘cause I’m writing for Sammi’s …
Creativity: Intelligence Having Fun
If creativity is indeed intelligence having fun, as the wise Albert Einstein surmised, then what does the creative process looks like. Well, for one—it’s messy! But I recently read a HuffPost article which listed 18 things that highly creative people do differently. I post them here because I can relate and based on what I’ve …
A Feel Good Story: HAPPY WEEKEND!
To say that there’s a lot of sadness around us, is an understatement. And sometimes joy may be found in the simplest of things and in the most unexpected places like with these two fairy penguins looking over the Melbourne skyline. Widowed penguins appear to comfort each other in nightly embrace The lighter penguin is …
Why I Write: The Power of the Written Word
Before-word: As I’m spending more time building this blog, I’ve been thinking a lot about writing—the art of writing and the power of the written word. I love to write. And chances are if you’re on this site, you’re a blogger which means you also love to write. Or, you’re here because you love to …
The Stolen Sun (a short story)
Weejars hosts this week’s MLMM Photo Challenge. My contribution is the story of the day Earthlings lost Earth Sun. Trapping the Sun, @Pobble365 He was a terrorist, of sort. An invader from a world outside the Milkyway Galaxy. A world where life—as they knew it—was dying fast and invasion and thievery became their only raison …
Kids Say the Darnedest Things
My nephew is on the cusp of turning three years old. But from the grammatically correct sentence structures that seamlessly flow from his lips and the accompanying appropriate facial expressions and gesticulations you would be hard pressed not to think he’s 5 years or older. So mature are his utterances and mannerisms his father, my …
Shabbat Shalom: Sabbath, A Time-Tithe
Sabbath is a tithing of our time. Okay—having put that out there, let me explain: Sabbath and tithing are two biblical principles. Both appear paradoxical or self-contradictory on the surface. And, both are associated with blessings. Paradoxical and a blessing? How? Both are based on you giving up a portion of what you have a …
Shabbat Shalom: Rest in Stillness
I’m a big fan of David. The David of the Bible. Yes, that prolific spoken word artist who was also a master harpist, a warrior King and a murderous adulterer. So bloody were the hands of David from warding off assailants while he fled a jealous crazed king and from wars he waged to secure …
Deception Over Love: A Short Story
Delilah exhaled in exacerbation. Exhausted, and left with no more words of defense, she stomped out angrily into the court yard. Pacing aimlessly back and forth, muttering to herself: “How can they say these things about me?” “I did this for my people!” Caught up in ruminating, Delilah didn’t see the crowd growing about her …
Cuba: The Country, The Revolution, The Cars
Cuba, trade embargoed, locked in a time capsuleHistory inextricably linked Revolution with antique, vintage, classic Iconic as cigars and Che Guevara Cruising along the Malecón broad esplanade Gliding majestically through narrow winding streets of Havana Shimmering like bright vintage jewels, kaleidoscopic colors floating by Parked strategically, juxtaposed to gorgeous ornate buildings Combined 100s of years—a …
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Shabbat Shalom: Why I am A Christian
I came across 12 Bloggerz! hosted by Rory. Rory you asked 12 great questions but one really jumped out at me. So, I’ll answer only that one because it aligned so strongly to something that is integral to who I am—my faith and being a Christian. This is the question: How would you feel if …
4th of July Twenty Twenty-One
Noise, light, smokeExploding overheadColored flames and sparks Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, silver, gold Shooting up, spiraling around, drifting down Displays varying in size and design Fireworks light up the New York sky New York, once the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic reopens in grandeur Paint in Ode to NEW YORK CITY! NEW YORK IS …
Another Blog Accomplishment—200 Posts!
I made it to 200 posts y’all!!!! Yippeee 🎉🥳🎊 Glad I reached this milestone on this beautiful post on the joy of gardening. I really wish to use the moment of this accomplishment to thank YOU! Yes, YOU! The YOU who take the time to stop in on this space The YOU who choose to …
Shabbat Shalom: God Started It, Science Confirms It
Before I understood the true meaning and the blessings of the Sabbath, it was more like an arduous religious ritual observance. And as an adolescent, I recall at the end of just about every Sabbath I came down with a terrible migraine headache. Research on the anthropology and psychology of religion have confirmed the psychological …
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flAWESOME©
Live your life embracing YOU in your entirety—your scars, what you think of as your flaws, and your brokenness. These are what make you YOU. Distinct. Different. And, flawsomely YOUnique. You’ll find that it’s in the midst of your weakest and unsure moments that God does His most profound work in you. After all, your …
Shabbat Shalom: Grace
In addition to—the tranquility of Sabbath peace; the blessings of Sabbath worship; the refreshing of Sabbath rest; those Selah moments of pause like mini-Sabbaths that can be taken throughout the week; and the joy of Sabbath reflection—is the affirmation of GRACE. We know that God established Sabbath as a day of rest at the end …
Gratitude with Empathy: Post-COVID
It’s almost 6 months to the day today, I was feeling the sickest I’ve ever felt and an ER doctor confirmed what I dreaded—I had contracted the novel corona virus. I shared that experience in “I Survived Covid-19: Gratefully Surrendered” I recall the days when I found it difficult to breathe, and the days I …
Shabbat Shalom: Reflection
In addition to—the tranquility of Sabbath peace; the blessings of Sabbath worship; the refreshing of Sabbath rest; and those Selah moments of pause like mini-Sabbaths that can be taken throughout the week—is the joy of Sabbath reflection. Sabbath is a time of reflection. Many people tend to think of Sabbath as merely a command given …
Shabbat Shalom: Fellowship
I previously wrote about attributes that Sabbath affords us—the tranquility of Sabbath peace; the blessings of Sabbath worship; the refreshing of Sabbath rest; and those Selah moments of pause that we can take throughout the days that are like mini-Sabbaths. This post is about another facet of Sabbath, fellowship. One of the things I miss …
Fake It Till HE Makes It
It’s the wee hours of the morning and sleep has evaded me. My thoughts are somewhat lucid and I want to write. In search of motivation to direct my thoughts, I went to Fandango’s One Word Challenge and the word today is “lucid”. We’ve all heard and may practice the old adage “fake it till …
The Climb. The Zenith. The Cairn.
One thing that’s kept me sane and connected throughout the pandemic is being in green open spaces. Mother’s Day was spent hiking in the wonderful Palisades Interstate Park. Running up leaf-covered hillsides, balancing across water-logged walk paths, conquering rocky terrains, swinging from trees in carefree abandon—my inner child came out to play. The changes in …
Shabbat Shalom: Peace
“Peace I leave with you; My [perfect] peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.” St John 14:27 (Holy Bible) I took this photo last night as the sun was setting, ushering in another Sabbath. And …
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