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Three Men Belonging

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Bob Patrick

Generally speaking, I am in good health. Once I became “over 60” the doctors I see became much more interested in running tests to see if, in fact, I am in generally good health. On this particular morning, I was … Continue reading →

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Longing for Belonging

Posted on September 2, 2025 by admin

Toko-pa Turner, in her wonderful book Belonging: Remembering Ourselves Home, says that at the very heart of our ache to belong “is the longing to be recognized for one’s gifts, to be welcomed in love and kinship, to feel a … Continue reading →

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What’s In A Name?

Posted on November 7, 2024 by admin

I am Lydia Miriam III.  The Lydia Miriam women in my life knew hardship and lived under the umbrella of a patriarchal society.  In my immediate childhood family I was the youngest of 4 children.   Both of my brothers … Continue reading →

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Tiny Dragon

Posted on October 1, 2024 by admin

My grandson is an amazement to me. At 7 months he now has two teeth and is working on a third. He is pulling up and taking very mishap tottering almost walking movements. He picks up toys and shakes them … Continue reading →

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Glistening Gauzy Threads: Pluralism –> Renewal

Posted on May 31, 2024 by admin

I just can’t help it, y’all: For me, summer starts on June 1. So on this last day ofMay, I see us teeter-tottering on the threshold between the seasons. In a moment,with just one more push up from the ground, … Continue reading →

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Return Again: Born and Reborn Again

Posted on August 14, 2016 by admin

I wrote this poem in an attempt to describe my experience many years ago while hiking the Kilauea crater on The Big Island in Hawaii, and then walking the rocky shore many miles away where the lava drips into the … Continue reading →

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The Labyrinth: A Holy Place

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Christiana McQuain

When our heart is in a holy place, When our heart is in a holy place We are blessed with love and amazing grace, When our heart is in a holy place. ~ hymn lyrics by Joyce Poley One of … Continue reading →

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