Shadows slither in early.Overtaking us before we’re quite ready to be done with the day. Quite comes in gently.Reminding me the dinner needs to be cooked. Night is longer than day.Making some of us sad and lonely and disconnected. Time slows down.Begging us to take it easy and light candles. Solstice soon arrives.Swinging us toward…
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An {again} seeker like me chases {re} words, the agains of rest, and repeat events that make life interesting.
{Re}form
This may seem a strange word to use during this season of Readvent. As a transitive verb reform means to become changed for the better. As we exited the McFarlin Auditorium of the Southern Methodist Univerity campus, I remarked to Keck that I think the Tate Lecture Series has changed our lives. He agreed. It…
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{Re}productive
The first chapter of the book of Matthew is the Messiah’s ancestral litany through Joseph. The third chapter of Luke traces the ancestry of the Messiah through Mary. You might say it traces the reproduction of Abraham. Last year, I was struck by the stories of the women. They did all the work after all.…
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{Re}st
My timing is perfect, I promise. Whispered in my heart during worship this morning I opened a new book today to begin reading it in earnest. It’s called Rhythms of Rest by Shelly Miller. The subtitle: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World caught my eye at the bookstore. I grabbed it up.…
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{Re}advent
Tomorrow is the fourth Sunday before Christmas. I was delighted to find out that readvent is an actual word in the Merriam-Webster dicitonary. It means a renewed Advent. For this season, I’ll be making sure to focus on this meaning of renewed: to make new spiritually or regenerate. Way back in the Torah a Messiah…
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{Re}register
There’s an again in register. Yet, you can register again and again. This time I reregistered for the Jane Austen birthday celebration with Jane Austen Society of North America, North Texas Chapter (JASNA-NT). Our dear Jane was born on Dec. 16, 1775. It’s been awhile since I’ve celebrated Jane’s birthday and I thought it was…
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Thanks Again
Keck is famous for his light-fluffy, pefectly mixed, great-tasting waffles. It was quite a surprise this morning when they were a little tough, a lot chewy, and not what we expecting. It was a mystery even to him. But no one complained. We simply ate the waffles, and were grateful that someone had the wherewithal…
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{Re}travel
It’s been ages since Keck and I have left Dallas for Oklahoma on Thanksgiving Eve. Tonight we decided to retravel I-35 to enjoy some time with our parents. Back in the day it would take us two hours just to get out of Dallas proper. A six-hour trek wasn’t out of the question and arriving…
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{Re}levant
I could find no real etymology that this word is a true again work. Yet, I come back to relevant quite often. Is what I’m doing relevant? Is this topic relevant to that topic? Relevant means having significance or bearing on the matter at hand. There’s a great publication by the name RELEVANT Magazine. It’s…
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{Re}st
There’s real wisdom in taking a hot bath. And, rest. We learned this recently perhaps as suckers or patsies. We were fairly convinced that we needed a new kickstart to getting to a healthier weight and spent an exorbitant amount of money on a 30-day detox kit, complete with vitamins, a special tea, and bath…
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