Author: Linda@heartponderings.com

Caregiver Update

Noticing Sensations For the first time in three years, I have been gifted with two experiences of being “home alone.” When Marvel took Nicole swimming. I noticed how good it felt to have the house to myself. When Carol took…

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at the root of this longing

Several years ago, this book caught my attention. I loved the title, especially the subtitle, and the cover. When I began reading it, I found I had a lot more to love. The author, Carol Lee Flinders, received a doctorate…

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Caring for the Caregiver

Depression The past few months I notice a change in my daughter’s behavior. She sleeps more (and she already sleeps a lot because daytime sleepiness is one of the symptoms of her disease), spends more time in her room, doesn’t…

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Today I Am a Woman of Wisdom

and I haven’t always been. Inklings of Emerging Wisdom On April 26, I posted on my Facebook timeline Gloria Steinem’s words of wisdom heard on a PBS news segment. Gloria received 61 likes, 9 comments, and 10 shares. On April…

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Learning from Mistakes

In my February 25 post, I wrote about my friend, Diana, teaching me to knit. She is the kindest teacher I’ve had. She praises me even when I make mistakes. She says I’m doing well. She says we learn by…

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Ceremonial Burning

You are a link in a chain of causation that stretches before and after your life for a thousand generations. ~Rev. Chris Michaels Last summer I tore the pages of my journals into shreds … pages I used to remember…

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Full Aliveness: Sharing My Love for Writing as a Spiritual Practice

In my March 20 post I wrote about our first Soul Scripting class through our local Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in glowing terms. I told you about how doing what I love brings me fully alive. This week the six-week…

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A Break Worth Taking

Last week, my daughter and I did something we have never done before. We went to see not one, but two movies at two different theaters in one day. I needed a break. Between caregiving, assuming too many leadership roles,…

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2019 Dayton Book Expo

A Long Awakening to Grace will be one of the featured books at this years premier book expo. Come on out and meet lots of authors in several genres. It is free and open to the public!

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