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In the rhythm of our lives a door may close – we experience this with disappointment. However, other doors are always opening. We may resist walking through an open door because it means change, we don’t know what is on the other side, or we simple don’t always see it as an open door.
We are always presented with new doors. What doors will you see in your life today? Are you watching for them?
Here are some beautiful doorways.
Passover blessings to everyone celebrating this special meal today.
What dangers have passed over you in your life?
Reflecting, I pray that all the crazinesses, greed and seductions of our dominant culture (like the dominant culture of ancient Egypt) will pass over the door of my soul. Through Passover, the ancient Israelites made an exodus into a new life. I have made an exodus into a new life too.
Embarking on an exodus means leaving many things behind – material things and unhealthy relationships too. Often one must leave in haste, just as the Israelites did, packing lightly for travel in the desert.
In the desert the known landmarks of life are gone. New ways of living must be discovered. Things are uncertain from day to day.
But we don’t take the journey alone. I didn’t and couldn’t have done it on my own. Walking through the desert is difficult, scary and comes with no guarantees. It requires trust – another word for faith. God, through other people, walked with me to envision and create a wonderful new life. It wasn’t a life that I could ever have envisioned for myself. But fortunately others could envision it for me – even when I couldn’t see it.
Now, in gratefulness, I do what I can to educate myself and work to end systems of death or injustice, so that others can experience passover – living into a better life too.
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Do you go walking? I try and walk at least once a day. Best, of course, is 10 minutes, three times a day. Where I live in Minnesota there are many paths, lakes and rivers. As it happens I live along the Minnesota River, a great place to walk.
There is a secret lake near our house. We walk there often. It looks different every time – always changing.
Aspens, shimmering in the wind.
Violets underfoot.
Perhaps a little canoeing?
Wild flowers in bloom.
Did you enjoy this short walk by the lake?
This post was originally published 6-1-11.
Some days you just have to meander through the city, have lunch with a good friend who knows you well (and happens to be a good photographer with her IPhone!), go window shopping and enjoy the spring weather . . . this is what Saturdays are for!
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With the unseasonably warm weather we’ve had recently it feels like summer is just around the corner. For many of you it may already be here!
Makes me think of homemade ginger ale. Remember the original ginger ale? It’s a cool, fizzy drink that’s not too sweet. This ginger ale recipe was given to me from a friend who owns a restaurant in downtown St. Paul.
Grab your staw hat, find a chair in the sun and sip slowly . . .
Ingredients you’ll need –
Ginger Water: 1 cup peeled, finely chopped ginger, 2 cups water
Simple Syrup: 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water
Club soda, lime juice, lime wedges
1. Bring 2 cups of water to a boil in a saucepan. Add ginger. Reduce heat to medium low and let ginger sit in the simmering water for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer. Discard ginger pieces.
2. In a separate saucepan, make the Simple Syrup by dissolving 1 cup granulated sugar into 1 cup of boiling water. Set aside.
3. Make individual (tall) glasses of ginger ale by mixing 1/2 cup of ginger water with 1/3 cup of Simple Syrup and 1/2 cup of club soda. Add a few drops of fresh lime juice and a lime wedge to each glass. Add ice.
Makes four servings.
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