Tag Archives: love

Arise, My Love

Posted on March 21, 2018 by anyushka
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Touched By An Angel

Posted on February 26, 2018 by anyushka

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life. Love arrives and in its train come ecstasies old memories … Continue reading →

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Beloved Is Where We Begin

Posted on February 16, 2018 by anyushka

If you would enter into the wilderness, do not begin without a blessing. Do not leave without hearing who you are: Beloved, named by the One who has traveled this path before you. Do not go without letting it echo … Continue reading →

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In Her Love, She Will Give You New Life

Posted on February 14, 2018 by anyushka

trigger warning: mention of abuse I’ve been pondering Lent this year, and I’ve been praying about it, about how I will live it. What is needed this year? What I found is that God wants me to celebrate. To celebrate … Continue reading →

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A Kingdom Not Of This World

Posted on February 13, 2018 by anyushka

God is my strength and my shield; * my heart trusts in her, and I have been helped; Therefore my heart dances for joy, * and in my song will I praise her. God is the strength of her people, … Continue reading →

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God Is Here God Is Here God Is Here

Posted on February 4, 2018 by anyushka

God has been so close to me, so present these last weeks. If you’ve read my last posts, you’ll have seen that I’m having a really hard time with my family. And God is here, so close, so near to … Continue reading →

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Many Kinds Of Prayer

Posted on February 4, 2018 by anyushka

There are many kinds of prayer. There is a kind of prayer that’s like breathing. There is a kind of prayer that’s like talking to your best friend all day long. There is a kind of prayer in the face … Continue reading →

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In You I Trust

Posted on January 13, 2018 by anyushka

Trigger warning: mention of child abuse In a few previous posts, I’ve talked about my family, about my abusive father, co-dependent family dynamics, and about the silence of my mother and siblings who are protecting him.  I’ve done a lot … Continue reading →

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O Tell Me The Truth About Love

Posted on January 10, 2018 by anyushka

Some say love’s a little boy,  And some say it’s a bird,  Some say it makes the world go round, Some say that’s absurd,  And when I asked the man next door,  Who looked as if he knew,  His wife … Continue reading →

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Holding on & Letting Go

Posted on December 31, 2017 by anyushka

At the end of this year, what have been your happy, proud, peaceful and grateful moments? Hold these today, and take them with you into the new year. These are the things you can build on in the months to … Continue reading →

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