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Kaisa
- Jul 22, 2021
- 4 min
Little Free Prayer Library: A Neighborhood Prayer-Sharing Box for Children and Adults
When the pandemic hit our corner of the world, we had recently moved to a new home and were only beginning to get to know our neighbors....
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Kaisa
- Dec 22, 2020
- 5 min
The Grace of Childhood: What Children Taught Me about Spiritual Life in 2020
A dear friend recently asked me a question that left me reflecting for a long time. She asked me, "what have you learned through...
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Kaisa
- Nov 28, 2020
- 7 min
While Waiting: Three Slow Advent Crafts
What and How Do We Wait? The Advent is a season of waiting and preparation. The gathered and scattered (this year, mostly scattered, for...
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Kaisa
- Oct 27, 2020
- 4 min
Our Praying Bodies and Wild Lament by Kristi Johnson
Written by Kristi C Johnson "Dear hospice, this is what I want you to know." This is how I started my letter to acknowledge the end of my...
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Kaisa
- Jul 20, 2020
- 6 min
Threshold Practices & Doorknob Prayers
"The Celts describe thresholds as "thin times or places" where heaven and earth are closer together and the veil between worlds is thin....
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Kaisa
- May 19, 2020
- 8 min
Our Praying Bodies: 4 (Child-Friendly) Practices for Listening to God with Body
"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God?" 1 Corinthians 6:19,...
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Kaisa
- Jan 15, 2020
- 8 min
Nurturing 10 Active Spiritual Habits
The start of the new year allures many of our imaginations with new possibilities. Excellent books have been written about the power of...
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Kaisa
- Oct 3, 2019
- 5 min
The Ignatian Examen Can Stop at Step One…Gratitude
Jen is an illustrator, writer, crafter and an Ignatian Prayer of Examen teacher. If you know me a little bit, you understand why we might...
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Kaisa
- Sep 4, 2019
- 6 min
Blessing Oils: Essential Oils and Spiritual Practices
“To give a blessing is to affirm, to say ‘yes’ to a person’s Belovedness. And more than that: to give a blessing creates the reality of...
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Kaisa
- Aug 20, 2019
- 4 min
Art Reflection: Your Formative Journey
Art Reflection: Your Formative Journey. A spiritual practice that helps us to listen to the story of our lives.
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Kaisa
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min
Felt-Needle Bird & Imaginative Prayer
I enjoy using my imagination, body, arts and creativity in my life of prayer. Below I will show you how I combine imaginative reading of...
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Kaisa
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Palms Down, Palms Up ― A Prayer of Letting Go
This simple prayer is supported by bodily movements that express the inner postures of the heart. I have modified Richard Forster's...
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Kaisa
- Feb 20, 2019
- 5 min
Encounters with Jesus: Step into the Sacred Story
The Christian Faith tells a story of God’s world and us in it. Followers of Jesus want to enter into this story: hear it, retell it, play...
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Kaisa
- Jan 9, 2019
- 4 min
Tree Meditation (for the New Year)
I was introduced to this imaginative prayer practice years ago. It invites you to reflect on your life, your realities, emotions, health,...
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Kaisa
- Nov 28, 2018
- 3 min
A Praying Life: Engaging the Senses
“Beauty is goodness made manifest to the senses." – Dallas Willard Most of us who are part of a Protestant church tradition are not...
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Kaisa
- Nov 4, 2018
- 8 min
A Praying Life: Practicing Presence
“The examen makes us aware of moments that at first we might easily pass by as insignificant, moments that ultimately can give direction...
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Kaisa
- Oct 5, 2018
- 6 min
Tools for Connection: 10 Creative Ways to Connect with Children's Inner Lives
I am a vocational listener, and I love it. I love listening to people, and paying attention to their soul’s longings. Every human being...
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Kaisa
- Sep 7, 2018
- 5 min
Walking Prayer – a Nature Walk with God
It is that time of year when we wake up to crisp, fresh air, colorful trees, and morning mist. Last Fall when I had just moved to...
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Kaisa
- Aug 31, 2018
- 3 min
Spiritual Journaling
Saints over the centuries have benefited from the discipline of regular reflection on their lives, journaling, and recording of their...
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