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Entries Tagged as 'Spirituality'

Treasures of the Bilge

September 16th, 2010 · No Comments · Introspection, On Faith

At popular anchorages, there is usually a local VHF net that comes on in the morning, checking to see who’s arrived and who’s departing, inquiring as to whether people need anything, offering local services, and announcing events that might have meaning for the cruising community.  The nets also generally ask about “treasures of the bilge” […]

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January 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Life Lessons, On Faith, Words to Cling to

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see. ~ C.S. Lewis Today, a friend recounted the various unexpected wonderful things that happened to her as she and her family struggled through a particularly hard […]

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From the Hope Collection :)

November 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Words to Cling to

Each of us is here to give something only we can offer… ~ Dawna Marko, I will not die an unlived life

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On Renewing My Faith

October 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Introspection, On Faith

I have always been a spiritual person.  As a child, my parents took me to Catechism and I made my first communion.  At home, I held a more informal catechism in my room, offering the Holy Spirit a pea-green lounge chair purchased for $5 from a neighbor’s garage sale, and quizzing my friends on Bible […]

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