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December 31, 2023

Resolutions, Game-Changers and Sirens

December 31, 2023
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

Early tonight I went into my guestroom closet to pull out my Christmas decoration bin. It seemed a good time-filler and 5-minute task while I was waiting for my Dill Pickle Bread to fully bake. By pulling the big tub back out, I would be one step closer to taking it back downstairs and perhaps tonight or tomorrow removing all the Christmas ornaments. And then, maybe tomorrow or the next day, to get this pseudo-live Christmas tree dismantled and outside–clipperful...

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“I Am He”: Recognizing Sorcery and Femme-Pagan Practices In and Out of the Church (Part III)

December 31, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Since learning about a woman who composed and led a group of people to recite/spell-cast the heretical “Sparkle Creed” several weeks ago, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around how to speak about this in some meaningful way. In my mind, I think of many angles by which one might try to grab hold of this slimy, slippery, multi-headed beast of a thing–many of which other siblings in Christ have already thrown their lassos rightfully out upon in various...

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Thoughts on Creativity Processes on a Friday Night…

December 30, 2023
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Personal Writings, Writings

If I don’t form a new blog piece once or twice a week, I get the urge to make myself write and complete something. Writing is also becoming a kind of discipline for me, alongside my other creative-expressive works. There are actually several blog pieces in process I wish I could easily tackle, but what would be involved in finishing them–and finishing them well–eludes me tonight. Sometimes…I find with both art and writing that I’m actually working on something in...

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Guest Writing: Discovering Rose Colored Glasses, By Dona Oliver

December 29, 2023
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Guest Writings, Writings

I struggled with depression and anxiety ever since adolescence, and by the time I was in my mid 50’s I had accepted it as an inescapable part of my life. I was wrong. There was a way out. I must stipulate that whenever I heard yet another story, testimony, or book claiming I did not need to struggle with chronic sadness and fear it made me angry. Specifically, I remember hearing there was a book called something like Happiness is...

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A Christmas Gift (to and from) Alabama Jack

December 24, 2023
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Personal Writings, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Norman “Jack” Wright was never a client of mine, per se, but on one of my computer’s three hard drives in my Client’s Folders from between 2012 to 2014 exists a folder named “JACK-ALABAMA.” In memory of Jack, I’d like to make his story part of the great story of Christmas, and gift it to whomever takes time to read this piece. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I hadn’t been living in Decatur, Alabama but maybe several months...

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Modeh Ani: A Prayer to Greet Each Morning With Gratitude

December 19, 2023
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Artwork For Sale, Personal Writings, Writings

Often my new art is birthed through a culmination of various things. Several months ago I was teaching a basic calligraphy class at the Carisle, PA Library to a group of ladies. During one of the sessions, I devoted some time to giving inspiration and ideas for more advanced calligraphy techniques and use of watercolor/illustration. I wanted to show how I develop a layout for a piece and how it progresses in stages. Around the time I was planning for...

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My Mother Was Not “Finished” With the Piano…

December 18, 2023
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Writings

Up until somewhere around 1996 or so I had a big beef with my mother. You see, in seventh grade I wanted to learn how to play the piano, and after a lot of begging, my mother went to the Wilmington Piano Company and for $175 (how in the world does a 7th grader remember these things?) she bought me an upright piano and somehow it ended up in our cluttered, hoarders-like house in Harmony Hills. The piano had been...

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“I Am He”: Hundreds Fell Back Before His Singular Pronoun (Part II)

December 18, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

By night and during the time of preparation for the Passover, Judas personally escorted some officials from the chief priests and Pharisees, along with a detachment of hundreds of armed, Roman soldiers, to the Garden of Gethsemane with the intent of arresting Jesus. Like a Lamb being led to slaughter, He fully cooperated with the beginning of the process of his death by crucifixion. Now Judas, who betrayed him, knew the place, (What is the Garden of Gethsemane and Why...

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“I Am He”: The Pronouns of Yahweh (Part I)

December 14, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

In John 18 we are given an account of the arrest of Jesus that led to the completion of His earthly mission: the fulfillment of the law and the prophets as Messiah, and His atonement/propitiation for our sins through His death on the Cross in order to bring us into right relationship with the Father; through full faith in Jesus Christ and baptism into His death, we have been given the right to become children of God. Judas led an...

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The Salvation Army and “International Social Justice Commission”

December 9, 2023
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Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

I continue to raise awareness here of a growing convergence of “Church” and what I would name–at least for this piece–“Global Secular/Political World Governances and Agenda.”How is that for a mouthful? I just started listening to the podcast below, and feel it already warrants a brief intro and sharing here. Five minutes in and they have mentioned the “The Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission” and its representation at the United Nations. This season, let us become more aware where...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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