Spiritual Direction Panel – Coffee with Four Spiritual Directors, Anyone?
Why a Spiritual Direction Panel? As a spiritual director, I often find myself explaining what I do for work. A simple job title doesn't...
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Kaisa
Jan 9, 20194 min read
Tree Meditation (for the New Year)
I was introduced to this imaginative prayer practice years ago. It invites you to reflect on your life, your realities, emotions, health,...
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Kaisa
Dec 3, 20186 min read
A Praying Life: Embracing the Journey
We cannot escape most of the crises in our lives, nor should we. In fact, these events frequently provide the energy for movement on our...
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Kaisa
Nov 28, 20183 min read
A Praying Life: Engaging the Senses
“Beauty is goodness made manifest to the senses." – Dallas Willard Most of us who are part of a Protestant church tradition are not...
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Kaisa
Nov 18, 20188 min read
A Praying Life: Naming Our Barriers
Inevitable Challenges It would be unfair to write about prayer, especially contemplative, listening prayer, without giving attention to...
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Kaisa
Nov 4, 20188 min read
A Praying Life: Practicing Presence
“The examen makes us aware of moments that at first we might easily pass by as insignificant, moments that ultimately can give direction...
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Kaisa
Oct 28, 20183 min read
A Praying Life: Becoming Still
"Stillness teaches us restraint, and in restraint we are able to discern what appropriate engagement looks like." – Christopher L....
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Kaisa
Oct 21, 20184 min read
A Praying Life: Becoming Aware
“A good journey begins with knowing where we are and being willing to go somewhere else.” – Richard Rohr Just as most things in life...
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Kaisa
Oct 5, 20186 min read
Tools for Connection: 10 Creative Ways to Connect with Children's Inner Lives
I am a vocational listener, and I love it. I love listening to people, and paying attention to their soul’s longings. Every human being...
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Kaisa
Sep 21, 20187 min read
02: Picture Books That Nurture Your (Child's) Spirituality
I am a firm believer in picture books. And I believe that all of the books introduced below have the potential to nurture your soul as...
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Kaisa
Sep 14, 20182 min read
Meeting Jesus in the Rose Garden
"We Are Here" The other morning, I walked to a nearby park. I sat down at its rose garden. After reading and writing down my thoughts for...
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Kaisa
Sep 7, 20185 min read
Walking Prayer – a Nature Walk with God
It is that time of year when we wake up to crisp, fresh air, colorful trees, and morning mist. Last Fall when I had just moved to...
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Kaisa
Aug 31, 20183 min read
Spiritual Journaling
Saints over the centuries have benefited from the discipline of regular reflection on their lives, journaling, and recording of their...
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Kaisa
Aug 20, 20183 min read
Prayer Labyrinth – an Image of the Spiritual Journey
"Labyrinths are understandable in so many ways. They are symbols, spiritual tools, mathematical images, harmonic patterns, pathways to...
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Kaisa
Aug 6, 20186 min read
15 Picture Books That Nurture Your (Child’s) Spirituality
I am currently taking a course on Spiritual Direction with Children: Meaning and Method led by Lacy Finn Borgo. Not many (if any?)...
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Kaisa
Jul 26, 20186 min read
The Gift of Spiritual Friendship
A couple of weeks ago, I got to lead a workshop for a local church on the topic of Spiritual Friendship. I have received this gift so...
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Kaisa
Jul 19, 20185 min read
"My Day in Beads" – Daily Examen with Beads
I have created a prayer guide called “My Day in Beads”. If you are my newsletter subscriber, you might have received a discovery version...
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Kaisa
Jul 4, 20183 min read
My 4 Favorite Online Prayer Resources
I updated the “Resource” page on my website and was struck again by how many helpful tools and resources there are that have helped me in...
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Kaisa
Jun 22, 20182 min read
Turtle Embroidery as a Contemplative Prayer Practice
Turtle has become a symbol, metaphor, and a reminder of, and in a playful way "a companion" to me in the contemplative life. By...
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Kaisa
Jun 11, 20183 min read
4 Ways Spiritual Direction Can Impact Your Life
The focus of spiritual direction is to nurture your life with God, to help you to find your way back to your God-intended true-self, and...
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