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People Who Live (A Lent-ish Benediction)

By Megan Westra | April 12, 2020 | 0 Comments
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Today is not Silent

By Megan Westra | April 11, 2020 | 0 Comments
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By Megan Westra | April 10, 2020 | 1 Comment
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A More Complicated Table

By Megan Westra | April 9, 2020 | 0 Comments
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Unconventional Praise 

By Megan Westra | April 6, 2020 | 0 Comments
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See, Your Savior Comes Weeping 

By Megan Westra | April 5, 2020 | 0 Comments
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Our Daily Bread

By Megan Westra | March 27, 2020 | 0 Comments
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Nourished

By Megan Westra | March 25, 2020 | 0 Comments
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The Puzzle

By Megan Westra | March 23, 2020 | 0 Comments
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The Bent Fork for Bravery

By Megan Westra | March 19, 2020 | 0 Comments
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“We miss the immense impact of the Gospel when we fragment it into pieces we can consume for our own benefit.”

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  • “I want you to be” (What St. Augustine, Wordle and Bobby Portis teach us about love)
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Thalia finished up her first round of puppy class Thalia finished up her first round of puppy class tonight! She knows how to sit, stay, target, focus, and lay down, and she’s making a lot of progress on drop it and leave it. It’s SO HARD for her to not bark or jump or be excited when we meet or pass new humans or dogs, but she’s starting to learn to wait for the okay from me to go play. She has a lot more classes and a long road ahead of her before she can join me in the field as a chaplain canine, but step one is in the books! 

(Swipe to see the evidence that we clearly have more work to do 😂)
Started the day with a trip to the emergency vet. Started the day with a trip to the emergency vet. Thalia got bit/stung by some sort of bug last night and woke up today all swollen from an allergic reaction. She’s recovering well, but is a pretty sad pup today ☹️
I grew my favorite flower! Technically, white ane I grew my favorite flower!

Technically, white anemones are my all-time fave, but the purple ones budded first. It’s a little cooler in Wisconsin than these babies prefer (same) so I wasn’t sure if  the corms would do anything at all when I planted them back in April. BUT THEY BLOOMED!
Mermaid hair for the summer! Thanks April! Mermaid hair for the summer! Thanks April!
After the summer storms. After the summer storms.
I would write a big, superfluous post about how yo I would write a big, superfluous post about how you’re the best dad, @westrabp, but on the heels of one of the best basketball games you’ve ever witnessed, I’ll offer these words from the late Kobe Bryant instead: 

“There’s a choice that we have to make as people, as individuals. If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make a choice. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that.” Being a #GirlDad is your craft, Ben Westra, thank you for all you sacrifice to be great at it.
Thalia is the entire state of Wisconsin staring at Thalia is the entire state of Wisconsin staring at Kevin Durant’s toes on the three point line last night.
In chaplaincy there are times when things happen t In chaplaincy there are times when things happen that are wholly unexplainable. 

People show up exactly when you need them to. 

Someone says exactly what is needed at the precise right moment.

Connections are uncovered that run far deeper than you could have imagined. 

I get to bear witness and remind everyone else to notice, too. That’s it. That’s the biggest thing. In the middle of the deepest human suffering, to still notice the tiny miracles peeking through the cracks. Grace upon grace.
Today I went to donate blood for the first time ev Today I went to donate blood for the first time ever.  It’s something that very much aligns with my values and how I try to steward my life and energy in this world, and it was always something that just got bumped off my list. 

Schedule conflicts.
No available slots. 
I don’t love needles.

But today I went. And then I almost passed out in the chair and they had to stop before I completed my donation. 

It was embarrassing and disheartening and not at all what I hoped would be my experience. But I tell you all of this to say that it’s worth showing up and trying, it’s worth doing that thing you’ve always been meaning to do even if you are flailing or fainting, knees knocking when you show up. 

The good news is you don’t have to stick the landing the first time, and I need constant reminders of this. The good news is you get to try again—in my case eight weeks from now—maybe even sooner for you if giving blood isn’t the new thing you’re trying. 

Show up.
Give it your all.
Let the results be what they may.
Hydrate and snuggle your puppy.
Try again.
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