Stepping out on faith ...

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... and remembering who is in control

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Tags: ambiguity, confidence, control, faith, fear, generosity, god, hope, trust

With these hands . . .

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When I was ordained as a priest, the bishop anointed my hands. The bishop explained to me that my hands would be used by God for the work of ministry. At the time, I thought about various ways my hands might be used – for consecrating the Eucharist, for blessing the people, for baptizing...

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Tags: hands, healing, words, control, grateful, vocation, fierce, emotion, nurse, visit, eucharist, bishop, embrace

A little help ...

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As a parent of two young children, I have had to readjust how I do about pretty much everything. Grocery shopping is one of the trickiest. My current method is to put my oldest in the shopping cart seat (luckily she is still small enough for that) and to put my youngest on my chest in a baby...

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Tags: shopping cart, control, god, help, humility, neighbor, parent, relationship, vulnerable, shopping, cart

Getting back in the game …

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I am a huge college basketball fan. Well, actually I am a huge Duke Basketball fan, which means I tend to know more about college basketball than any other sport. This week is the Duke-Carolina game – one of the biggest rivalries in the country and certainly one of the biggest sporting...

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Tags: carolina, duke, faith, god, journey, rivalry, slack, prayer life, flow, control, permission

On Worry ...

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Last week I went to visit my OB for a checkup. We began to talk about delivery dates, as I am having a cesarean section with our second child. The doctor selected a date that is about one week before what I expected. I left the office totally panicked. I would need to totally readjust my plan...

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Tags: control, god, valentine, parent, trust, worry, jesus, snow, panic, delivery