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stephanieraffelock
Oct 2, 20192 min read
Welcome to Podcasting
A little coffee to go with Coffee Table Wisdom Launching my podcast, Coffee Table Wisdom, reminds me of when I first launched a blog. ...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 5, 20172 min read
Insecurity, Not Good Enough and Other Sucky Things Writers Do to Themselves
On the one hand, you have to be a little bit crazy to want to lock yourself into a room several hours each day to create worlds with the...
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stephanieraffelock
Apr 2, 20173 min read
Inspire or Perspire, Thoughts From An Old Determined Rookie
My writing journey is pretty inspirational, at least to me. For the past four years, I have been doing what musicians call...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 29, 20152 min read
The Last Belgium Blog
My retreat partner Susan and I in Luven, with a statue of a Beguine. It is the work of women to balance the world, to know their strength...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 24, 20153 min read
The Heart of the Beguines
Cathedral at Ghent The word “cathedral” means “the throne upon which she sits.” In 15th century Northern Europe, there was a worshipful...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 20, 20152 min read
Delights and Deliverance
Our group goes to the Minnenhauf. It means “house of love.” We meet Sister Felicitous, who tells us about the women from whose...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 17, 20153 min read
Blogging on the Way to the Plane
With the advent of each autumn since, I have planned a retreat. Just before I moved from Colorado to Oregon, I found myself sitting in...
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stephanieraffelock
Sep 9, 20154 min read
And Then I Blogged Through Belgium
Thus far, my sixties have been the most exciting and fun part of my life. I never believed I would say that a few years ago. Sixty is,...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 13, 20142 min read
Settling In
The odyssey of sorting, purging and packing started in September when my husband “retired” from clinical practice. That resulted in an...
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stephanieraffelock
Jun 2, 20142 min read
Today I am grateful for…
Recently I’ve been following a blog by Ruth Rainwater. It’s a simple blog that lists a different gratitude every day. I look forward to...
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