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Cultivating Heart-Space (With a Meditation) (A #WholeMama Post) - The Barefoot Family
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Cultivating Heart-Space (With a Meditation) (A #WholeMama Post). Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. July 22, 2015. Found something you love? She has been setting the scene for this game for an eternity. 8221; I finally say in my best cheery wolf voice, cutting her off mid-sentence. “Want to go pouncing with me, little leopard? Arf, arf.” I start to prowl around the edge of the trampoline. 8220;We can’t talk to each other! 8221; she says indignantly and slightly impatiently. “You’re a. And I’m a. I know tha...
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The Art of Waiting - The Barefoot Family
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The Art of Waiting. Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. July 17, 2015. When bad things happen to good people. Found something you love? Well, this happened to my husband’s car over the 4th of July weekend:. There is a quote of dubious origin to the effect that when unexpected things happen, it’s the universe’s way of distracting you so that something new and beautiful can happen in your life. I remembered this vaguely from Anne Lamott’s book. What if we do need to get out of our own way? That sounds all ear...
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A Beautiful Thing: Turning the Table on Wastefulness - The Barefoot Family
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A Beautiful Thing: Turning the Table on Wastefulness. Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. April 1, 2015. Found something you love? With another holiday around the corner, my family is in full swing getting organized for An Event. If you’ve ever watched “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” or. Everyone gives too much. I know, it sounds crazy on paper. You know what, though? Plus, you know,. Some of those present were saying indignantly to one another, Why this waste of perfume? No joke. I would want to rebuke som...
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About Amelia - The Barefoot Family
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Standing Together on Holy Ground. Found something you love? Lover of stories. Detective of the divine. Writer, speaker, teacher, minister. I’m not a believer in an easy faith. I think finding God and following Jesus are hard. I think we’re called to social justice and to push the boundaries of love but I struggle to do it. I preach better than I practice,. But I am growing. I love to ask the Hard Questions and love to hear others ask them too. You can read it over at the Courage Renewal. I live with my h...
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We're Not Enough - The Barefoot Family
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We’re Not Enough. Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. April 15, 2015. Found something you love? It is in the silence that it comes to me. There is nothing to do here. Nothing to be, even. There is only stillness. It is enough. My day is carefully plotted out to maximize production. This is a discipline. I’m quite proud of my productiveness. I recount my day’s accomplishments with glee. Then the glee turns into frustration as I survey all the things I didn’t accomplish. And feeling God’s love! I have been ru...
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You Can Fall in Love With Anything (A Warning and a Grace) - The Barefoot Family
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You Can Fall in Love With Anything (A Warning and a Grace). Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. January 21, 2015. Found something you love? The New York Times article about falling in love. Has been big news. You can fall in love with anyone! I was thinking about the power of these kinds of conversations. I wondered when I’d last asked my family something fun but deep like, Would you like to be famous? I resolved to print out some conversation cards. That’s all great, if you’re staring at stuff that is beau...
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What's a Barefoot Family? - The Barefoot Family
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Standing Together on Holy Ground. What’s a Barefoot Family? What’s a Barefoot Family? Found something you love? 8220;Take off your sandals because the place where you are standing is Holy Ground.” Exodus 3:5. 8220;Earth’s crammed with Heaven and every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees takes off his shoes, the rest sit around it and pluck blackberries.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Aurora Leigh”. Many years ago, back in my Associate Pastor days at Berea Christian Church. Sally f. swanson.
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We Have Some Time but Not a Lot: On Celebration - The Barefoot Family
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We Have Some Time but Not a Lot: On Celebration. Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. August 12, 2015. Found something you love? There are, like, 20 balloons out today! I walk to the window and peer out through the tired faux-wood blinds. The hot air balloons are hovering on the horizon, a chaotic bouquet against the morning sky. There are perhaps ten balloons but the sight is impressive nonetheless so I have the good grace not to correct the kids’ counting or their grammar. Last spring, my daughter started ...
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How to Live the Dream (Part 1) - The Barefoot Family
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How to Live the Dream (Part 1). Author: Amelia Richardson Dress. April 22, 2015. Found something you love? Here is what I want from life:. I want to do work that makes a difference, makes me happy and pays a lot. Also, I’d like to be famous. Judging from the number of books, blogs and articles based around this idea, I’m guessing that many people want that. Google live your dream get paid and there are 33,200,000 results. That’s. Of life’s ugliness. Will moments of happiness come? The best thing we can d...
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Get in Touch - The Barefoot Family
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Standing Together on Holy Ground. Found something you love? I love to hear from you! It’s the conversation that keeps me writing here so if you have something to say or ask, I’ll get right back to you. 2 thoughts on “ Get in Touch. Pingback: Put Me in the Zoo: A Parable About Finding Your Dream The Barefoot Family. Pingback: Your Story is My Story The Barefoot Family. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. Notify me of new posts by email.