Love, and Proof

God is love. That is the basic premise on which I build my life. Even when I feel nothing and doubt everything, I know that I am loved.
Except, it isn’t exactly that easy, is it?
I was talking to a friend of mine, M, who’s losing her faith. Slowly, to be sure, but bit-by-bit she’s letting [...]

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Think On

St. Paul’s Letter to the Philippians 4:4-9
“BRETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all
men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about
anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which
passes all understanding, [...]

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Left Out

I saw wedding pictures online today. They were beautiful. I rarely see pictures of Orthodox weddings, and this one was unusually lovely.
I didn’t know the bride or groom. They’re a gorgeous young couple who look like wonderful people, but I’ve never met them. Many of my Orthodox friends know them well. I know one of [...]

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Thankfulness, and forgiveness

Today is Great and Holy Friday, and I feel so blessed, so loved. It is a sorrowful day, but––today I am given the greatest gift ever given. I cannot help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude and joy.
I keep a small book in my bag at all times. It is about one-and-a-half inches by one-and-a-half inches, [...]

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Great and Holy Friday

The Epistle reading is from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians 5:6-8
BRETHREN, a little leaven leavens the whole lump. Cleanse out the
old leaven that you may be a new lump, as you really are unleavened.
For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Let us, therefore,
celebrate the festival, not with the old leaven, the leaven [...]

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Wolves.

I’ve been reading a lot of Orthodox blogs lately, and I stumbled across this gem of a story on Ramblings of a Single Dad (donva.blogspot.com).
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One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, “My son, the battle is between two “wolves” inside us all.
One is Evil. It [...]

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I almost made a really stupid, big mistake because I didn’t stop to pray about it

Please pray for me.
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Also, please forgive me for not writing for a couple months. I had highly limited internet access over Christmas Break.

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On Parents

A conversation I had today. It worried me a bit. I once dated this fellow, and now I’m rather glad that relationship’s been over for a while. His views on parenting are…well, not mine.
We started out joking about parenthood, because he said he’d never shell out $10 for a half-hour swimming lesson.
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D: I would LIKE to [...]

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Limbo

I hate this cycle. You know the one. Or, no, probably you don’t. It is somewhat unique.
“We’re moving!” Mom would announce––it happened regularly.
“We’re moving!” I’d tell my friends. I’d prepare for it. I’d separate myself, say goodbye, get ready to move on.
“We’re not moving!” Mom would announce later–this, too, happened regularly.
“We’re, um, not moving…” I’d [...]

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Cheer Journal: Etsy

In order to have a creative outlet and earn a little to help with my tuition, I started an Etsy shop–Philologia.etsy.com. I have one item listed so far, a “cheer journal”.
 
And here’s why it’s a CHEER journal:
 
In case you can’t read it, the inscription reads, “Tribulations will come your way but be of GOOD CHEER: I [...]

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