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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 …
Clara Parkes
52 min ago 1
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…
Clara Parkes
17 hr ago 181
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 …
Clara Parkes
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…
Clara Parkes
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…
Clara Parkes
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 …
Clara Parkes
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…
Clara Parkes
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…
Clara Parkes
Jan 10 14
Good morning! It’s Saturday. We’re still by a pond, but the canoe is gone. Now we’re joined by competitive stone skipper Dave Ohmer, who’s going to giv…
Clara Parkes
Jan 9 19
January 8 Get-Together: Three ThingsHello, fellow Respiter! The doors are open to this week’s Friday afternoon get-together. Also, how on earth is it Friday already? I’m still a bi…
Clara Parkes
Jan 8 139
Good morning! It’s Friday. Today we’re still on a lake, but the ice has thawed. We’ve gone from skating to paddling. And in the world of freestyle cano…
Clara Parkes
Jan 8 18
Good morning! It’s Thursday, and I need a double shot of Respite after the events of yesterday. Maybe you do too? So today—thanks to friend and Respite…
Clara Parkes
Jan 7 22
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