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Elisa Juarez
Dec 24, 20243 min read
Breath of Heaven
Written December 23, 2021 Reposted Dec. 24, 2024 My childhood home was filled with music, especially at Christmastime. I developed an...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 24, 20243 min read
Believe!
December 23, 2020 ~ Reposted December 24, 2024 My childhood bedroom was on the 2nd floor overlooking the backyard. I can remember many a...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 16, 20243 min read
Gifts, Grace, & Favorite Things
December 16, 2024 December is the month when the trees are most vibrant and stunning around here. I’ve been struck by their brilliance as...
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Elisa Juarez
Nov 17, 20243 min read
Nuts & Now Moments
November 17, 2024 It has taken considerable thought and reflection to know what to write this month. I’ve been sitting with a mesh bag of...
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Elisa Juarez
Sep 15, 20243 min read
Autumn Awareness
September 15, 2024 As you approach the new season, savor your summer treasures and give thanks. Choose to travel lightly, to bless and...
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Elisa Juarez
Aug 18, 20243 min read
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
Jul 14, 20243 min read
Pitching a Tent
July 14, 2024 Photo by Mike Goad on Pixabay One year ago our family traveled to New Hampshire to bury our dad’s ashes. Gathering in the...
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Elisa Juarez
May 19, 20243 min read
Home
May 19, 2024 It’s been one year since we began calling this place home. When we moved in, the mimosa tree was in full bloom with its...
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Elisa Juarez
Mar 16, 20243 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
Jan 16, 20243 min read
Pause & Possibility
January 15, 2024 I have always loved January for the pause and possibilities woven into it. Following the busy holiday season, it is a...
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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
Aug 21, 20233 min read
A Hearty Life
August 20, 2023 This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of my dad’s passing, and I have been reflecting on a word that came to me...
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Elisa Juarez
Jun 10, 20232 min read
Boxes, Blooms, & Being Home
June 7, 2023 It’s been a month! Since my last writing, we have moved from our one-bedroom, 3rd floor apartment to a three-bedroom home in...
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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
Nov 13, 20222 min read
Gathering
November 13, 2022 “Harvest is a joyful time of gathering the produce of the land.” ― Sunday Adelaja As Thanksgiving approaches, I’m...
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Elisa Juarez
Sep 5, 20222 min read
Rain & Radiance
September 4, 2022 At the end of a scorching, dry summer, finally there was a pattern change. It came just as my dad was slipping away...
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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
Jun 19, 20222 min read
Summer Self-care
June 12, 2022 I’ll take care of me for you, and you take care of you for me. –Jim Rohn One of the greatest gifts we can give our loved...
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Elisa Juarez
Jan 30, 20223 min read
Favorite Things
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens Brown paper packages tied up with strings These...
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Elisa Juarez
Dec 29, 20212 min read
Thief of Joy
Comparison is the thief of joy. --Theodore Roosevelt It’s perfectly natural to feel a let-down after the holidays. We don’t realize how...
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