Abbess Petunia is featured over at Riley’s place today, a place to go only if you really love dogs. :-)
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Rosemary McMahan’s reflection and poem Today. As a monk and artist, my primary medium is poetry, crafted in response to the wise
Blessing for Silence and Solitude*Holy Source of Silence,beneath the clatter and din of the everydayyou offer your mysteries to our hearts.You call us to pause,to slow down and listen to the true longingplanted in each of us by you, a seed of holy desire.Support us
Christine was interviewed on the Faith Conversations podcast with Anita Lustrea about her latest book, A Midwinter God. In their conversation they talk about how we deal with darkness and grief in our culture and realize those moments are actually the path of true prayer. Listen
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Yes, Tune is very loving and extremely lovable. She is a tremendous gift in our lives. Thanks to all of my dog-loving readers! :-)
Thanks again Riley for the sweet invitation and the adorable dog blog.
Riley told me to tell you “thank you” and that he “loved” all of the visitors today and hopes they’ll come back soon for more doggie tales.
Have I said this yet?
That every time I see a photo of Tune I want to kiss her beautiful head and scratch behind her ears.
Thanks for the link to Riley’s blog–I enjoyed it. And I hadn’t heard Tune’s story before. She’s very lucky to have you as her humans.
the abbess only gets more beautiful with age :-)
I’m there!
By the way, I love the wonderful shots of your dog, as of late!
Oh, Abbess Petunia, your letter brought tears to my eyes. I’m so glad you’re with pets who know your true worth.