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Happy Lent, Mardi Gras, and Five Star Reviews

February 27, 2017 Susan 2 Comments

While the folks in New Orleans are still celebrating Mardi Gras (today is Lundi Gras and tomorrow is Fat Tuesday,…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Amazon book reviews, Clean Monday, Endymion Parade New Orleans, fasting, forgiveness, Forgiveness Vespers, Goodreads book reviews, Great Lent, Lent, Mardi Gras, Orthodoxy

Holding On to the Ship’s Wreckage

January 9, 2017 Susan 2 Comments

This morning I read these words from today’s reading in the Orthodox calendar I often refer to with my Morning…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: forgiveness, Ignatius Brianchaninov, New Year's Resolutions, repentance, shipwreck

Faith on Friday: Kneel and Kiss the Ground

March 11, 2016 Susan

This coming Sunday is known as “Cheesefare Sunday” or “Forgiveness Sunday” in the Orthodox Church. It’s the day before “Clean…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Cheesefare Sunday, Father Stephen Freeman, forgiveness, Forgiveness Vespers, Frederica Mathewes-Green, Lent, Orthodoxy

Faith on Friday: Shame on Me

March 4, 2016 Susan 2 Comments

Last Sunday Father Philip Rogers, Assistant Pastor at St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis, gave a wonderful homily. It was…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2016, forgiveness, Lenten Triodion, Prodigal Son, shame, St. John Orthodox Church Memphis

Mental Health Monday: Something Has to Die (Sometimes Begrudgingly)

November 9, 2015 Susan 2 Comments

I’m thankful today for wisdom from two diverse sources—a research professor in social work and a historical novelist. Yesterday morning…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: AARP Magazine, Brené Brown, forgiveness, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Lisette's Lilst, Oprah, Super Soul Sunday, Susan Vreeland

Mental Health Monday: Forgiveness—the Therapy of Old Age

April 27, 2015 Susan

Today I’m continuing my reading in Joan Chittister’s book, The Gift of Years. You can read my previous reflections on…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: aging, Booksellers at Laurelwood, Dumped: Stories of Women Unfriending Women, forgiveness, Joan Chittister, old age, Square Books Oxford, The Gift of Years

Faith on Friday: Are We There Yet?

March 13, 2015 Susan

Continuing my journey through Lent with reflections from God For Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Lent and Easter, I want…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #Lent2015, forgiveness, God For Us, Great Lent, Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian, Scott Cairns

Mental Health Monday: A Disastrous Garden of Souls

January 20, 2014 Susan 2 Comments

Best-selling author, Pat Conroy (The Prince of Tides, The Great Santini, Beach Music, South of Broad, and more) says, in…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: abuse, Augusten Burroughs, dysfunctional families, forgiveness, Mary Karr, mental health, Michael Cunningham, Pat Conroy, The Death of Santini, The Great Santini, The Hours, The Prince of Tides, To Kil a Mockingbird

Faith on Friday: My Heart Has No Exits (Mandela, Philomena, and Elder Epiphanios)

December 14, 2013 Susan

(Friday’s post is one day late due to illness….) On Thursday I went to a monthly gathering with some of…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Elder Epiphanios, forgiveness, Nelson Mandela, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit

Faith on Friday: Inspiration from The Girl in the Picture

September 27, 2013 Susan

We’ve all seen this picture many times. But I had never read her story until it was published in this…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: faith, forgiveness, Kim Phuc, Pulitzer Prize winner, The Girl in the Picture, Vietnam

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