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Greetings on December 22

12/22/2016 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

The darkest day of the year is behind us -- each day now there will be a little more light. Have you had a harder time gearing up for the holidays? Feeling less than festive? Sometimes we miss those not with us most during this time and we are more emotionally vulnerable than on other days. Or, if you lose someone around this time, you are especially tender. I always appreciate poetry that makes me feel better about loss, that helps me process it. In October I … [Read more...]

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Amen

10/29/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

On Sunday, after attending the After Hours event, I went to the wake for the father of a friend.  The holy card struck me as a source of solace, and this is what it said:   When through one man a little more love and goodness, a little more light and truth come into the world then that man's life has had meaning. … [Read more...]

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