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Fear and Hope

Posted on March 17, 2020 by thisihumblyspeak

This past week has definitely been painful and upending; a week of learning and adaptation in our lives. Our humanity has been tested, angered, loosened and tightened. We have felt our world of certainties, our ease, freedoms and entitlement slowly … Continue reading →

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Rejoice, Rejoice

Posted on December 24, 2019 by thisihumblyspeak

This Christmas, I pray, For humanity to simply hold the hand of God And with humility on bended knee Feel the wonderment in the force of His sovereignty He is parent, you are child. The creases in His palm speak … Continue reading →

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Tug at my Heartstrings

Posted on August 18, 2019 by thisihumblyspeak

This past month has been one where things on my mind truly hit my heart with a new depth of understanding.  I feel the pull on my heartstrings, a tug-of-war between letting go and holding on, which is familiar to … Continue reading →

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Wish and Pray

Posted on August 28, 2017 by thisihumblyspeak

As summer draws to a close and I know that those “lazy, hazy,” out of the ordinary days must end, I look across the glossy tanned bodies of eclectic people in their “itsy bitsy teeny weeny” sometimes non-existent bikinis, to the … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Hands

Posted on May 11, 2017 by thisihumblyspeak

“These very hands, a mother’s hands, These old and new hands These very hands… …That have been worn out And also become rough But for all of us They are as tender as silk These perfect hands, A mother’s hands.” … Continue reading →

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I Pray

Posted on December 31, 2016 by thisihumblyspeak

I pray. Sometimes, I systematically utter the Lord’s Prayer under my breath, barely audible, in between thoughts. At times I recite the words at the beginning or end of a thought when I just can’t put into words the happenings … Continue reading →

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Happy 2015!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by thisihumblyspeak

HAPPY NEW YEAR! For the year 2015, I pray We leave the fingerprints of our souls on the hearts of those whom we meet. We do the best of what our human soul invites us to do, and not what … Continue reading →

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