“I want to step through the door full of curiosity” -Mary Oliver

I returned from my pilgrimage two weeks ago and found piles of work awaiting me.  Some of it was wondrous, meaningful, rich work like co-leading a retreat for the threshold time of All Saints and beginning a new online class on Benedictine Spiritual Practices.  [...]

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END OF SUMMER SALE on ALL Reflective Art Journals! 
(until September 15, 2009)
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE on the first 3 issues:
Praying with the Elements, Callings, What is Blossoming Within You?
Simply add one to your cart and the extra one will be mailed with your order!
20% off all other titles!
Tax and shipping always included in the price
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Now I am revealing new things to you
Things hidden and unknown to you
Created just now, this very moment.
Of these things you have heard nothing until now.
So that you cannot say, Oh yes, I knew this.
-Isaiah 48:6-7
There is lots of newness here at the Abbey.  In many ways it feels like spring has fully sprung (and [...]

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My dear and talented friend lucy over at Diamonds in the Sky with Lucy is releasing her very first zine on the theme of Grace Unbound and she now has copies in stock.  Lucy describes it as a creative combination of words and image. Containing original works and over 50 stunning photos by amazing photographer, Bill [...]

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My newest reflective art journal will be ready to send out in the next few days!  The theme is “What is Blossoming Within You?” and is filled with images and reflections to help you celebrate the season of spring.  Order your copy now and it will be mailed as soon as I receive them back [...]

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I finally got myself some software to create my own PDF files.  Not sure what took me so long, except that I always thought I had to buy the expensive Adobe software, but then discovered a much more economical alternative in ScanSoft.  I am working on creating some registration forms for programs, here are three handy [...]

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This weekend I worked, worked, worked, catching up on things, getting things done.  I felt very productive and now am ready for a day off!   One of my projects was creating two new sets of prayer cards — one for discernment and one for grief.  Like my seasonal ones, these come in sets [...]

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As I mentioned the other day, Waverly Fitzgerald has created a French Revolutionary Wall Calendar which features my nature photographs illustrating the seasonal theme of the particular month in the French Revolutionary calendar, for instance, January is Snowy/Rainy, and each day is marked with the item meant to be honored on that day. Usually these are plants [...]

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I am so delighted that my new reflective art journal Callings arrived today at my door, a day earlier than I expected (plus the holiday cards I had printed with my images which you can see here also).  I have been a busy little elf addressing envelopes to all of my wonderful subscribers and new orders, plus [...]

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I have finally switched to a more professional email service.  If you were signed up for my Google Groups list your email address has automatically been transferred. 
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