Tag Archives: journey

And so It Begins…

Posted on December 1, 2019 by mitchteemley

Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, is the root of the word “adventure.” It means to finally arrive after a long journey. It is about Christ’s arrival. And ours. “One of the essential paradoxes of Advent: that while we … Continue reading →

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Somebody to Love

Posted on November 20, 2019 by mitchteemley

“Love is transformative. It turns whatever it touches into a channel specifically designed to get everyone else within reach as wet as possible. ‘Love’ that doesn’t do that isn’t really love.” ~Somebody to Love (below) My Featured Blogger this week … Continue reading →

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What Is It About Doorways?

Posted on October 4, 2019 by mitchteemley

What is it about doorways? As surely as doors have handles and hinges, they have feelings attached, as well. Wonder. Doubt. Hope. Fear. No doorway is ever just a doorway. It’s an opportunity or an obligation. A way into someone … Continue reading →

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The Road Ahead

Posted on January 17, 2019 by mitchteemley

May your closest companion now and always be the one who made the road.

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Our Journey Together

Posted on September 30, 2018 by mitchteemley

And the moment we think we are taking the journey alone, we have lost our way. Let us double back and find our travelling companions, and rediscover the One who put our feet on this path. Together.

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The Funnel of Life

Posted on September 21, 2018 by mitchteemley

Or Why Life Isn’t Fair Imagine life as a big Funnel, wide at the top, then gradually narrowing to a hole at the bottom. The top is the start of your life, the bottom is the end. You are a … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 118

Posted on May 30, 2018 by mitchteemley

Few things are harder than regaining the trust of someone who believes you’ve betrayed them.

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The Wishing Map 115

Posted on May 9, 2018 by mitchteemley

Problem: Life moves in lines, but our thoughts move in circles.

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The Wishing Map 110

Posted on April 4, 2018 by mitchteemley

Are we less our own than we imagine?

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The Wishing Map 109

Posted on March 28, 2018 by mitchteemley

The unexpected has a nasty habit of arriving unexpectedly.

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