The Beauty of Simple Things

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How a Mischievous Rabbit Took Me on a Little Bible Study
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Only the Lover Sees
Boring Hikes, Josef Pieper, and Grass Clippings in My Hair
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Learning to Sail the Earthly Ship
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From Nevada to the Irish Sea
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Brown Paper Packages Tied Up with String
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The Great Liberation
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Riots of Beauty Against the Machine
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Books Everyone Should Read (2023)
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Sneaking into the Garden with Peter Rabbit
How a Mischievous Rabbit Took Me on a Little Bible Study
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Seven Simple Moments of Beauty
Mary Poppins, Brush Fires, Antiques, & Thirsting for Beauty
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The Hidden Meaning of 319
Treadmills, Gas Prices, and Celebrating My Mom
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Three Lenten Anecdotes
On Becoming Like Spiders and Flies
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Lenten Lingering
Impatient Sunsets, Aching for the Garden, & Crosses of Love
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The Beauty of Buying Socks on Amazon
Local Sheep, Globalism, and Late-Night Grocery Runs
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The Beauty of Simple Things
The Beauty of Simple Things
Thoughts on God, Creation, Technology, Community, and Beauty as experienced in the Shenandoah Valley.
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An Ordered Life

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The Great Liberation
Breaking Free from the Chains of Noise and Distraction
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Pruning the Good
Becoming Gardeners of Habits and Virtue
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Committing to Nothing
An Hour of Silence Amidst the Noise
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A Passions Audit
Categorizing What Animates Us
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A Daily Philosophy
24 Rules from Rachel's Life
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Creation

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Scarves that Wrap Us in Creation
The Theological Necessity of Crocheting in the Winter
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From Nevada to the Irish Sea
Writers, Cities, Curiositas, and Yearning for Home
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The Beauty of a Momentary Meteor
Gazing Outward with Eyes of Wonder
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Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Final Causality
Don Your Flannels and Make for the Eternal Harvest Feast
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