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The Journey | Laura's Weblog
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Reflections on, well, just about anything. August 18, 2009. A friend of mine accidentally gave me this poem, and I accidentally read it. It accidentally struck just the tender chord in me, so I am with intentionality and purpose including it here without any commentary or insight of my own, just to rest in the knowledge that yes, someone else knows what it is to walk alone. 8220;The Journey” (by Mary Oliver). One day you finally knew. What you had to do, and began,. Though the voices around you. Notify m...
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On Rain and Torn-Down Houses | Laura's Weblog
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Reflections on, well, just about anything. On Rain and Torn-Down Houses. October 13, 2009. It rained all day today, and that is a rare moment in southern California. To celebrate, I posted an old poem I wrote in college on my Facebook page. I thought I’d post it here as well, just for fun. Enjoy! On Rain and Torn-Down Houses. I miss the sound the rain made at my house. When I would sneak out to the porch at night. On tiptoe, quiet, so as not to rouse. My mother, who could stop me in mid-flight. You are c...
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Psalm 89 – A Lament | Laura's Weblog
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Reflections on, well, just about anything. Psalm 89 – A Lament. July 25, 2009. How long, O LORD? Will you hide yourself forever? How long will your wrath burn like fire? Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility you have created all men! Noah,” as if God had forgotten him for a while. (Incidentally, it. Say that in the biblical text as well.) But this psalm exemplifies just this tension between God’s sovereignty and our participation: God. Acknowledged as being faithful, yet God is being. Remin...
