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Seeking Sabbath: In Open Places

October 12, 2017 By Wren Blessing 1 Comment

On the Sabbath, I resist the impulse to control my kids’ wild energy and excitement.

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Filed Under: Discipleship Tagged With: children, commandments, parenting, Prayer, Sabbath

Lent: a season of grief, of grace, of peace.

March 14, 2017 By Wren Blessing 11 Comments

Before my mom died, I faced Lent with a kind of calculated resolve. Now the season opens up differently for me, into a sort of invitation.

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