April 2020 In Review

APRIL 2020  |  IN REVIEW
READ  |  WRITE  |  DISCUSS  |  PRAY  |  SERVE  |  REFLECT

Even in Cambridge

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Read

A Scream Goes Through The House

A brief conversation with my neighbor is about all the face-to-face contact I have with any person outside of my house these days, but speaking to her reminded me that during times of isolation, we can turn to reading about the shared experience.  I dusted off an old book I’ve had on the shelf for over fifteen years...and found striking truths about how humankind has persevered through past plagues.

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Write

Musing about the distance between us

I had so many writing goals for April that, on the surface, felt dashed by COVID-19.  I also felt disconnected from the writing community I was just starting to find.  But then I looked a little harder...and realized that those writers are still there, and if I would just pick up their books, I could still learn from them, until we meet again.

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Discuss

Writers & Lovers

While we found King’s latest novel a fairly easy, compelling read, we appreciated the nuanced characters, especially Casey who drew us into her dreams and had us celebrating with her at the (fairytale) end.

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Pray

The Gap Between Hope and Reality

This month, I reflected on how, in some ways, Easter 2020 was no different than prior Easters.  I also read Anne Lamott’s short book Help Thanks Wow: The Three Essential Prayers, and I appreciated her reminder that we can pray all three of these prayers, even in these circumstances.

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Serve

From sap to syrup, school to home

In March, I volunteered to help my son’s elementary classroom collect sap from a couple of trees they had tapped.  The aim was to boil it down to make maple syrup, to be enjoyed with pancakes!  Now we don’t know when they will be able to do that.  But a recent hike taught me that our learning continues at home.

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Reflect

Reflect

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Looking forward to reading & discussing with you!

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