Tag Archives: belonging

Not Anglican Anymore

Posted on March 17, 2018 by anyushka

How does one leave the Church of England? There’s no ritual for that, no public ceremony to mark this step. So I’m announcing it here: no more. Enough. I do not consider myself Anglican, as of today. I’m letting go … Continue reading →

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Shape

Posted on August 6, 2017 by anyushka

  If you have to fold to fit in it ain’t right.   Yrsa Daley-Ward  

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Saoirse

Posted on August 2, 2017 by anyushka

Listen to this:  “Saoirse”, The Gloaming     (Cover of The Gloaming’s 2013 self-titled album, photo titled “Passage” by by Robert and Shana Parke Harrison) The official album info on the The Gloaming website says that this song “speak[s] to the … Continue reading →

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You With The Still Soul

Posted on August 7, 2016 by anyushka

Maybe you have a still soul that goes murmurless like water in the deep of rivers;   And perchance you wander silent amid the din of world’s grinding barter like one journeying in strange lands.   You, too, with the … Continue reading →

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How We Got Here – Tracing the Family Tree

Posted on July 30, 2016 by anyushka

I’m currently digging into family history, building the tree with all the information I have, research other family members have done and lots of questions. A few things I know already: I come from a long line of farmers, on … Continue reading →

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God is in Everything

Posted on February 18, 2016 by anyushka

For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below—there is nothing … Continue reading →

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Less Comparing, More Loving

Posted on February 13, 2016 by anyushka

One sure-fire way of making things harder than they are: comparing myself to others. It’s been said over and over again by uncountable writers of happy-life-advice, and I tend to shrug my shoulders and say, “well, that’s part of being human, … Continue reading →

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Not a Chance

Posted on January 15, 2016 by anyushka

May I just say this – in the hope that it might help all of us who have been hurt by the Anglican Primates’ decisions this week: Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Neither death nor life, neither angels … Continue reading →

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God, Hear My Prayer

Posted on November 24, 2015 by anyushka

I got a letter from my father today. Instant dread sinking into me when I noticed the handwriting on the envelope. Could be my grandma, could be him. Very similar style. I closed my room door behind me to open it, … Continue reading →

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You Are Here For A Reason

Posted on November 8, 2015 by anyushka

Source: November 9, 2015 – You are here for a reason (Follow the link to read a few more thoughts on this)

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