The Daily Respite
Good morning! Today is Saturday and it’s been a crazy week, hasn’t it? I suggest we go outside and shake off the cobwebs. And I know the perfect place to do it. “Today is one of those excellent January partly cloudies in which light chooses an unexpected part of the landscape to…
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January 16 Gathering: Rituals of HopeGood afternoon, my dear Respiteers! The door is open. It’s warm inside. Come on in and grab yourself a seat. For the next hour, we’ll be chattin…
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Good morning! It’s Friday. I think we deserve a happy donkey, don’t you? But first, I just wanted to extend a deep thanks to my paying subscribers. If …
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Jan 15 27
Good morning! It’s Thursday. And today’s Respite is for all the inventors and dreamers out there—including my dad and my brother, who built a full-scal…
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Jan 14 20
Good morning! It’s Wednesday, and I’ve been up for a while. There’s hot water in the kettle, and I made us a fire. Stay for a minute? (Or one minute an…
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Jan 13 24
Good morning! Today is Tuesday, and I think it’s time for us to hear from Sheku Kanneh-Mason again. “Believe in a love that is being stored up for you …
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Jan 12 22
Good morning! It’s Monday. Wesley Ryan wanted to make a simple audition tape, but his cat had other plans—and it’s the happiest thing you need to see t…
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Jan 11 19
Good morning! It’s Sunday. Let’s tiptoe down to the water and see what it has to say. “Walk through the fire and you will emerge on the other end, whol…
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Jan 10 14
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