Author Archives: bobbietaylor

“Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”

Posted on November 26, 2015 by bobbietaylor

If you didn’t have a chance to watch and listen yet, please take a few minutes, if you can, to enjoy praising God in word and images. “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow” sung by Heidi Nadine Happy Thanksgiving! … Continue reading →

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Praise God! “Happy Thanksgiving!”

Posted on November 15, 2015 by bobbietaylor

Bearing no malice toward turkeys, nonetheless, I respectfully ask that we keep the turkeys where they belong–tastily plattered on our Thanksgiving tables, and not elevate them to a position of honored guests. Contrary to what a stranger might think upon … Continue reading →

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Same day; three special birthdays

Posted on November 12, 2015 by bobbietaylor

Funny, in an ironic way. The same night last week that I was pondering my father’s death eleven years earlier–kneeling in the same spot in the living room where the hospital bed had been–but I hadn’t been–unbeknownst to me, another … Continue reading →

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Home

Posted on November 5, 2015 by bobbietaylor

   Carol V. said it all in response to Holly’s Tweet which announced this week’s subject: “Home is where the heart is!” Feeling the inexplicable need to be silently reflective this week, I, nonetheless, just can’t resist breaking my silence–with … Continue reading →

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Imagine! He calls us His Beloved!

Posted on October 29, 2015 by bobbietaylor

     “Self-rejection is the greatest enemy of the spiritual life because it contradicts the sacred voice that calls us the ‘Beloved.’  Being the Beloved expresses the core truth of our existence.” H. Nouwen Like the “association” word game, Holly Mueller … Continue reading →

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A Bucket of Doubt Antidote

Posted on October 22, 2015 by bobbietaylor

   “Stop doubting and believe,” Jesus told St. Thomas. Could Jesus have made any clearer His position on persistence in doubting Him–both to St. Thomas and to us? Surely we all remember the context in which the admonition was given.  … Continue reading →

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Drinking, Humbly, from the Cup of Redemption

Posted on October 15, 2015 by bobbietaylor

My head-on encounter with redemption occurred in a most dramatic way as it relates to alcohol consumption. Having been affected from my earliest years by extended-family alcoholism, I abhorred alcohol, and was frightened whenever I was in the presence of … Continue reading →

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center stage: Mercy!

Posted on October 8, 2015 by bobbietaylor

Since yesterday was Random Acts of Poetry Day, I humbly put you center stage on my blog platform, dear Portia, to speak to me of mercy. Please remind me, if you will, of the truth about mercy that you first … Continue reading →

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more Eleazar than Old Woman Wearing Purple

Posted on October 4, 2015 by bobbietaylor

Having discovered that this past Thursday, October 1st, was the International Day for Older People, I couldn’t help thinking about how I have grown to become more Eleazar than Old-Woman-Wearing-Purple. When as a young mother I first I read  Jenny Joseph’s … Continue reading →

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“E Pluribus Unum”–from many, one; unity & diversity blessings

Posted on October 1, 2015 by bobbietaylor

As a Catholic, I find the subject of denominational diversity a complexly challenging one. Here’s one consideration. On the one hand, I think about two sets of Jesus’ words from the Gospel of St. John and three from the Synoptic … Continue reading →

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