Elisa Juarez
Joy Rising
August 18, 2024 August brings the hottest days of the year in Texas, so it’s good to be past the halfway mark. We’ve gone from daily heat...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 183 min read
The Power of Community
June 17, 2024 Last month I wrote about home, and how we create, experience, and care for it. This month I’ve gained a new perspective...
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Elisa Juarez
Apr 153 min read
Awe & Wonder
April 2024 Eclipse photo by Danish artist and photographer “Danehrr22” on Pixabay April is one of the most beautiful months in Texas....
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Elisa Juarez
Mar 163 min read
Joy Training
March 2024 Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God. -Pierre Teilhard de Chardin I decided it’s time to pull out my Anne Lamott...
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Elisa Juarez
Mar 43 min read
Cultural Humility
February 2024 “Year by year the complexities of this spinning world grow more bewildering and so each year we need all the more to seek...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Christmas Eve
December 24, 2023 It’s Christmas Eve. All is calm, all is bright. Sigh. This day is a landing place after a busy stretch of days and...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 19, 20232 min read
The Welcome Table
November 17, 2021 Thanksgiving is a celebration of harvest, heritage, and home. The table is a central gathering place where family and...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 28, 20222 min read
What to Be in '23
December 28, 2022 This is one of my favorite weeks of the year as we linger in the afterglow of Christmas. It feels like a sacred pause...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Season of Lights
December 6, 2022 First published in Soul Salsa in 2020 The month of December ushers in a season of lights, festivities, and holy-days....
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Elisa Juarez
Sep 19, 20223 min read
The Next Right Thing
September 18, 2022 Just do the next right thing Take a step, step again It is all that I can do The next right thing. I won’t look too...
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Elisa Juarez
Jul 8, 20223 min read
Father of the Bride
July 7, 2022 Last weekend Art and I watched the 2022 version of Father of the Bride starring Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. They play...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 26, 20222 min read
Lightness of Being
June 26, 2022 “Joy is the most infallible sign of the Presence of God.” I’ve come to believe that joy is like a hidden treasure buried...
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Elisa Juarez
May 15, 20222 min read
Anniversaries of the Heart
May 9, 2022 “The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart. The secret anniversaries of the heart…” ...
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Elisa Juarez
Apr 10, 20223 min read
Being is Seeing
April 10, 2022 I’ve been reading “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey, which starts with a look at perceptions...
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Elisa Juarez
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Solidarity
March 2, 2022 As I contemplated what to write this week, a message about solidarity was delivered to my work inbox. It is one of the...
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Elisa Juarez
Feb 19, 20223 min read
Winter Olympics
February 12, 2022 This weekend holds a variety of special events to fill our hearts and lift our spirits. We each have our favorite...
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Elisa Juarez
Jan 23, 20223 min read
Special Deliveries
It was a Sunday much like this, 28 years ago today. Art and I were watching the football playoffs and I was quite pregnant with Taylor,...
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Elisa Juarez
Jan 1, 20223 min read
Breath of Heaven
December 23, 2021 My childhood home was filled with music, especially at Christmastime. I developed an appreciation for a wide variety of...
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Elisa Juarez
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Bones, Breath, & Heart
October 1, 2021 Jazz music is playing as I sit at my kitchen table surrounded by books, pens, and notepad. I pulled a few of my mother’s...
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