But I still my soul and make it quiet; — Psalm 131:3. We all are anxious from time to time, and many of us have learned over the years how to calm our anxieties (still our souls). A quiet walk in the woods, centering prayer, theraputic breathing, listening to a favorite piece of music are but…

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Today we celebrate St. Peter and St. Paul. Two guys who got it wrong. Peter due to his lack of courage and Paul who  was over zealous. Yet, in the end, they became the two pillars of Christianity. We all get it wrong from time-to-time. The issue for each of us is not whether we…

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One thing is for certain is that as one gets older, illness takes more out of you. I grew up with adages such as “you can’t make the club in the tub,” “Hubbell you need to learn the difference between pain and injury,” and “chicks love scars.” Things have changed thank goodness, but as I…

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You have noted my lamentation, put my tears in your bottle; — Psalm 56:8. Almost every morning Suzy is  up before me. When I come down the stairs she usually asks, “Are you okay?” She is right to ask, my arthritis and the treatment take a lot out of me, but I usually answer no matter…

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