Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Category: Spiritual Formation

October 28, 2014

Birthing a Dream | Part 2 of 2

“No, I will not do that.”  Tough words, particularly when I’m not clear about what I will do.  Many times I’ve ended up making excuses or Read the rest of this entry »

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October 27, 2014

Birthing a Dream | Part 1 of 2

God must be laughing right now.  Not at me, but with me.  It finally happened. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 24, 2014

Wait for me, PLEASE! | Dear Diane

Houston airport, June 1998.  It’s hot, dry, breezy.  I’m exhausted after little sleep the night before, and an early morning rise to make my 7:30am flight.  Diane’s daughter picks me up at the airport.  We finally arrive at Diane’s house.   As always, my heart is pounding Read the rest of this entry »

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October 22, 2014

Safe, Not Sorry | Part 2 of 2

I’m feeling raw today.
Best to start with
A Reality Check Read the rest of this entry »

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October 21, 2014

sheets of water

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sheets of water in

free fall dance to echoes of

ethereal spheres

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© Elouise Renich Fraser, 20 October 2014
Photo Credit:  DAFraser

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October 20, 2014

Safe, Not Sorry | Part 1of 2

That’s how I’d headline my teenage and young adult approach to making decisions.  Safe, not sorry!  I still carry remnants of this in me, even though I know nothing is necessarily safe, and there’s no guarantee I’ll never be sorry.  Life isn’t safe; Read the rest of this entry »

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October 17, 2014

Hide & Seek: The game of life | Dear Diane

Houston, 1998.  Diane is slipping away from her ‘normal’ non-ALS earthly life.  Here’s some of what I experience when I visit in January and April. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 15, 2014

Daydreams | Part 2 of 2

Part 1 focused on my infatuation with a gifted young man.  I can’t say I actually met him at the mission conference.  He probably never knew my name.  Yet I daydreamed about a possible future with him, Read the rest of this entry »

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October 13, 2014

Daydreams | Part 1 of 2

I don’t do dreams; I do daydreams. Especially about young men.

It’s summer 1957.  I’m 13 ½ years old, going into 10th grade.  I’m back in the achingly beautiful and romantic mountains of North Carolina. Read the rest of this entry »

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October 10, 2014

Maintaining my space | Dear Diane

It’s 1998, only two years after Diane’s ALS diagnosis.  She makes a tough decision and chooses not to communicate it until after the fact.   Read the rest of this entry »

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