I laughed as I wrote the dialogue between my body and me. We’ve been having this conversation for a while. It has, however, escalated in the last month while I’ve been recovering from a respiratory virus. Read the rest of this entry »
Self-contempt has been my primary issue for years. Until I learned to have compassion on myself, it was almost impossible not to have contempt for others. Here’s what self-contempt has looked like Read the rest of this entry »
evening mutterings
incessant murmurs of life
sound of pond at peace
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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 18 January 2015
Photo credit: http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk, duck pond in Hinkley, England
Contempt – intrusive, ever-present, almost impossible to pin down. But that’s exactly why I need to talk about it.
After several false starts, Read the rest of this entry »
Three of my favorite devotional authors loved and were loved by children: Amy Carmichael, George MacDonald and Oswald Chambers. They seemed to understand life from a child’s point of view.
I want to be a child forever! Read the rest of this entry »
cold dark earth mound
blankets newly dug grave
beech branches weep
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silence
interrupted Read the rest of this entry »
After living with ALS for 10 years, my sister Diane died in spring 2006. This week I’ve been reading through some of my Houston journal notes. I kept them when I flew to Houston to visit Diane. As I read, I couldn’t help noticing how often Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 