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My Year of Shmita: June Update

June!

What an odd month. The end of the school year and a month of transitions bookended by a week away from the fray (restful highlight), and an intensive week of my-child-has-pneumonia-solo-parenting (restful low point)!

*Here…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Jul, 18, 2024
  • 24 Comments

My Year of Shmita: May Update

If May was my only snapshot from within this “Year of Shmita” it would serve as a rather uninspiring picture. Progress seemed stagnant. Though, one could argue, how can I measure progress on a…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Jun, 24, 2024
  • 26 Comments

One Show + One App: Two Things I’m Currently Loving

Let’s talk about The Great British Baking Show. I do not think a more perfect television show exists on this planet. I love every hour I spend watching Paul, Prue, and all those talented…

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  • Favourite Things, Food, Random, Reading
  • Jun, 06, 2024
  • 32 Comments

My Year of Shmita: April Update

Oh, April. I feel like the wheels fell off my pursuit of rest last month. Mostly it was an unsettled spirit, not necessarily a lack of physical downtime. I also felt decidedly hypocritical -…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • May, 22, 2024
  • 30 Comments

My Year of Shmita: March Update

I’ll be the first to admit these posts are tedious to write (and, perhaps, to read). That said, I’m glad to have this record. Also, it forces me to spend a bit of a…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Apr, 15, 2024
  • 32 Comments

My Year of Shmita: February Update

I’ve been putting off writing this post. Not because I don’t have anything more to say on the topic of rest and Shmita, but because I have so many ideas bouncing around in my…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Mar, 05, 2024
  • 33 Comments

Life Lately: A Roundup of What I’ve Been Eating, Watching, and Reading + Recipe Recommendations?

Time to talk food, television, and books. Who’s ready?

FOOD

I recently took part in a church-wide fast. For the first time – in my life! – I abstained from food for a spiritual reason, and…

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  • Food, Life, Reading
  • Feb, 08, 2024
  • 48 Comments
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