Gratitude
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In God
Whatever is in God can't be lost, will never be forgotten. God is all and in all. Whatever is in God, no matter how small, no matter how (seemingly) insignificant,can't be lost, will never be forgotten. The snail in the garden, the mug in the… Continue reading
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Essential Self
You are not your history;your history is not you. You are not your family;your family is not you. You are not what you believe;your beliefs are not you. You are not your accomplishments;what you've done is not you. You are… Continue reading
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Advents
It's Advent,and there are more arrivalsthan that of sweet baby Jesus: the train of memory drops them off,one by one, as it circles the tree– pets and playmates, classmates and cousins, parents and neighbors, siblings and colleagues, … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Toast
May we be grateful for the stuff we've got,but also for the stuff we've not. Amen. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Veils
Throughout lifeeach lossremoves another of the veilsthat obscure the Mysterywe desperately yearnto see and hold. Some veilsslip slowly from their rods,like so much sighing. Some veilsare torn awayby sudden and ferocious winds,like flashes of celestial anger. Loss hurts so very much.… Continue reading
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Life
What is life, then,but the gradual uncoveringof our elastic,unbreakable,tether to God? Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Scent Enabled
Stop and smell the roses…but don't stop with roses: smell the coffee brewing; smell the laundry, fresh from the dryer; bury your face in it; smell the newly mowed grass; smell the steaming blacktop, just… Continue reading
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Because Things Do
Things fall apart then reassemble.Life unravels then weaves back together.The water overwhelms then recedes. This is always the pattern; we've lived it 1,000 times, survived it 1,000 times. Yet always between the disaster … Continue reading
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Prayer for the Cat
Lord bless the pawthat touches the cheekthat bears the tearsthat cleanse the heartthat's battered and scarred. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading
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Photography 10
I finally understand. I photographstillness. And when I do,I receivestillness. Text and image © 2014 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. Continue reading