In which there is keeping watch

September 29, 2012

source I remember the waiting… the counting of breaths… and watching them decrease… knowing that they would eventually stop. I remember not wanting her to stop breathing… and I remember wanting her to stop. I remember wanting to hold on to her – alive – as long as possible. I remember wanting her to move […]

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In which everybody should have at least one

September 27, 2012

As I write this Laska the love Kitty… who originally came to me looking for food… because I know that look – and that me-now meow… has instead chosen to sit by my side as I write. He closes his eyes but he’s not sleepy… and he keeps opening them – as if to check […]

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In which there is hard love | Remembering Sara

September 25, 2012

source It was one year ago that Sara left this earth. I’m remembering that time…life, death, life…and what I wrote about it all, this time last year on Deep Into Love. ♥✞ღ Sara published a post in in October 2009… But as the years progressed and I lost more and more of what I thought […]

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In which are “eternity touching time” thank you’s to God

September 23, 2012

source There is life. There is death. There is life. This week, last year, eternity touched time. I don’t want sands of time bury the memory. So this is what I wrote on Deep into Love one year ago. ♥✞ღ Sara is what I think about most, and best, right now. Jessica, her friend wrote… […]

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In which sorrow submerges joy | Remembering Sara

September 20, 2012

  source And I know, I know, I know… that I’ll be able to choose joy again… but as for right now… I Can’t. Stop. Crying. * I”m reversing the sands of time just a little. It was last year that Sara’s sands stopped running…and began. I don’t want to forget… so it’s time to […]

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In which it’s the small things | Remembering Sara

September 19, 2012

source I can’t stop thinking about a life… and death… and an eternal life… of someone I’ve never met. It was this time, last year, that eternity touched time, and Sara stepped into eternity. This is what I wrote then. I don’t want to forget, and so I’m remembering… Sara. There was a steady flow […]

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In which are the LAST of the BEST quotes from the Didache

September 17, 2012

source The Didache isn’t considered “inspired” Scripture. But it is maybe the most ancient Christian document. It’s what the early Church was thinking, and teaching, and practicing. And that early church was magnificent… brave, and fresh, and close to the Source. I want to be brave…and fresh…and close to the Source. The series on the […]

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In which are more of the best quotes from the Didache

September 12, 2012

The Didache is one of the most ancient Christian documents we have. It is brimming with powerful 1st century thought and Christian teaching. So today more quotes from the Didache. The series on the Didache, the early church owner’s manual, began here. And it’s part of a larger series on the Apostolic Fathers, which began […]

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In which are more favorite quotes from the 1st century Didache

September 10, 2012

  source It was 80 AD, only a few apostles remained. The church was still in its infancy, and growing. Heresy was prowling outside and within its gates. The Didache helped keep everybody on the same page. The series on the Didache, the early church owner’s manual, began here. And it’s part of a larger […]

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In which begins my favorite quotes from the Didache

September 6, 2012

A title on one manuscript of the Didache, dating to about 1000 A.D. reads something like “The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles for the Gentiles Churches.” Almost every one of us is a not a “Jewish” Christian, but a “Gentile” one. In a way, the Didache was written for us – 2000 years ago. The […]

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