Abbess Petunia is featured over at Riley’s place today, a place to go only if you really love dogs.

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Rachelle at Magpie Girl has some really lovely things to say about my new journal Praying With the Elements.  If you haven’t ordered yourself a copy and you enjoy this blog, I’d be most grateful for your support of my work.  You can order through Etsy, or you can just send me an email at […]

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My friend Rachelle at Magpie Girl has another zine available, this time in celebration of autumn.  Since we’re in a writing group together I got to preview the contents — her beautiful essays about celebrating different sacred autumnal feasts and festivals such as Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, Ramadan, and an act of remembrance for 9/11, absolutely scrumptious […]

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Peggy Payne was very kind to include me in this Personal Development list that is making rounds.  Thanks for your support and encouragement Peggy! Click over to find a generous list of sites on all aspects of self-growth.
Then, you simply must scroll down or click here to read the latest poetic additions to my Poetry Invitation […]

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(photo above by Cheryl MacPherson of a fawn lily)
What fun to read all of your wonderful stories, poems, and reflections about blossoming!  I am grateful to everyone who participated.  Please follow the links below to read some of the participants and also click on the comments section to read two stories submitted that I had permission to […]

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I am doing a little housekeeping and unpacking of more boxes here at the Abbey:

I have updated my Resource List to include blog friends (scroll to the bottom of the page).  One of the reasons I have never done this before is I am afraid of forgetting someone, so if I have done so, please do […]

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More beautiful icons by Heather Williams Durka.  As I mention in my previous post, Heather is an iconographer in the Orthodox tradition.
Please visit her website:   Icons and Sacred Images
Scroll down for a post on using lectio divina to pray with images. . .

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I have received some email requests from folks asking about how to subscribe to this blog.  I have discovered Feedblitz, a simple website that does this well.  Your email is used only to send you blog updates and is a separate process from being on the Creating Space mailing list.  Here are the instructions:

REGISTER for the service […]

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As if I needed one more reason to nap more. . .gotta love those British research projects! (”Sleep more and save the environment”)
My father was definitely a workaholic, but being European by upbringing, he always came home in the middle of his 12-14 hour workday for a two hour lunch and nap break.  I am proud to […]

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