…in OA there are no laurels. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Location 1544). Imagine resting on laurels. If resting is sitting, balance would be difficult, prickly, or would crush the leaves to future compost components. If resting is leaning, how […]
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Two Masters
No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. ~ Matthew 6:24 (NIV) ~ […]
Continue reading »What to Overlook
I will overlook the silent treatment, the dishes in the sink, the clock allowed to wind down, the need to wash clothes, the compilation of Honey-dos saved up, my rightful obligation for daring to take time for me, for service. […]
Continue reading »Meditate Anywhere
God, I’ll get with you as soon as the noise dies down, as soon as I can be alone so I can kneel, bow my head, so I can pray. But you can’t want my prayers now, not when I […]
Continue reading »Monday Morning
Every single Monday Mrs. Kennon started a diet. She’d ended it by Tuesday, maybe Monday evening, but the next Monday…again. Every Monday morning I call my sponsor, we talk. She asks about my food then asks about prayer, meditation. The […]
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