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Don’t Be an Idiot

November 18, 2019 Susan 4 Comments

So this happened. On Sunday morning I was sitting with my 16-year-old Goddaughter Sophie at St. John Orthodox Church and…

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Posted in: Mental Health, Orthodox Christianity, Spirituality Filed under: Dwight Schrute, fasting, Nativity Fast, passions, prayer, The Office

Making Up For Our Years Without Christmas

November 30, 2018 Susan Leave a comment

For the first seven or so years of our marriage, my husband and I did not celebrate Christmas. As I…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Burke's Books Memphis, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Nativity Fast, not celebrating Christmas, Orthodox Church, St Nicholas play, Twelve Days of Christmas

The End of the Affair (?)

November 15, 2018 Susan 4 Comments

I thought that when I quit drinking in September of 2017, that it was the hardest thing I’d ever done.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Alaska, Anne Lamott, eating disorders, essays, fasting, Hershey's milk chocolate, Hersheys Kisses, Louisiana, Louisiana Book Festival, Nativity Fast, Navigating Disaster, Orthodox Church, poetry, Sheryl St. Germain, St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Make Ready

November 28, 2016 Susan Leave a comment

One of my favorite hymns that we sing in the Orthodox Church during the Nativity Season is all about preparing……

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Christmas decorations, Christmas shopping, Christmas traditions, Make Ready O Bethlehem, Nativity, Nativity Fast, Orthodox Christianity

Thanksgiving and Gluttony

November 21, 2016 Susan Leave a comment

Thanksgiving—a favorite American holiday—lands on the calendar every year just a week or so after the Orthodox Nativity Fast begins…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: gluttony, gournamdizing, Nativity Fast, Orthodox Christianity, Thanksgiving

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