[Originally printed in The Forum newspaper Saturday, April 27; reprinted with permission.] Living Faith: Forgotten grass seeds tell of tenacity By Roxane B. Salonen, The Forum My friend Katie welcomes springtime by placing grass seeds and soil in clay pots, then delighting as the seeds grow and turn into plush circles of green stems. For [...]
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Jan 04
faith fridays: the will to live
My mom isn’t prone to being easily rattled. So when she says something like, “Is there any chance you can get away for a visit?” I know it’s time to be attentive. She said these words to me the other day, and by the next morning, plans were in order to make my way to [...]
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faith fridays: what hope looks like
The other day, I found out what hope looks like. It seemed powerful, yes bright enough, to share. You might know someone like I do; someone who is beginning to wonder if hope exists, who insists that the glimmer of light beyond the bend may not even exist. At the point at which this dear [...]
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faith fridays: finding hope and my place on the sidewalk
Which is it? A pesky weed thrusting its measly self through the sidewalk, or hope? I see hope; the tenacity of a fragile stem ignoring what should be possible, pushing toward light despite the hostile environment it is bound to enter. This photograph speaks to me in a particularly vivid way right now, especially concerning [...]
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faith fridays: the backward leap of faith
Talking about our school’s Advent program and the leap of faith
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faith fridays: the magic beanstalk
What happens when we give a little water to a wilting plant? Here’s the story of one such plant and how it came back to life.
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