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Remembering My Mother, a reflection on presence
I’ve been reading Terry Tempest Williams’ latest book, “When Women Were Birds” – a memoir of her mother. This is one reason memories of my mother surface within. Also. Friday, September 21, 2012 was the eighth anniversary of my mother’s … Continue reading
Posted in death, love, mental illness, mother
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This Week, of funerals and sorrow
This week will be consumed with funerals and sorrow. One of our beloved saints of the parish, a woman 88 years old has died of a fast growing cancer. She made the decision to go in peace, exclaiming to me, … Continue reading
Posted in death, grief, loss, Love Sorrow, Mary Oliver
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Mother
(The view from my mother’s final resting place, along with my grandparents and an aunt, Salt Lake City, Utah) On September 21, 2004 I received a phone call about 11am. I was in the office at small church. The caller … Continue reading
Posted in death, Mary Oliver, mother
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Sun and Sand
The winter sun in Arizona crosses the sky, from horizon to horizon, at a sharp angle. No longer directly overhead, blistering hot, the winter sun is nonetheless intense. Blinding rays blast relentlessly into car and house windows for hours as … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, death, sandstorm
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