Writing Wednesdays “So, I’ve been wondering about something,” a friend asked the other day. “How do you discern what you put into your blog and what you leave out? I mean, do you ever feel like you’re being deceptive about what your life is really like?” Surprisingly, perhaps, I welcomed the question. It’s something I’ve [...]
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Aug 25
Aug 25
forum column (august 09): motherhood viewed from a monastery lens
Parenting Perspectives: Nuns provide insight to mom Roxane B. Salonen, INFORUM Published: 08/25/2009 The grounds of St. Benedict’s Monastery in the summertime are a visual spa to the summer-worn mother. Gardens burst with the fruits of spring labor and flowers dance along pathways. One walkway leads to a goldfish pond, where sitting still and breathing [...]
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forum column (august 09): motherhood viewed from the monastery lens
Parenting Perspectives: Nuns provide insight to mom Roxane B. Salonen, INFORUM Published: 08/25/2009 Gardens burst with the fruits of spring labor and flowers dance along pathways. One walkway leads to a goldfish pond, where sitting still and breathing slowly is all that’s required. For two summers, I’ve been treated to a writing residency at this [...]
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