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• No longer suspecting

  One of my teachers, Jonathan,   says: There are three things that we need to know, deeper than our own breath: 1. We are Love: nothing more, nothing less.           Calcified, reified, rarified, embodied Read More... Posted Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:23 AM by Beth Patterson | 15 Comments Filed under: grace, gratitude, one single impression

• One award for nobility of spirit, three recipients

  This week the Virtual Tea House has been graced by receiving an award called 'Noblesse Oblige'. From the Oxford English Dictionary: the term noblesse oblige "suggests noble ancestry constrains to honorable behavior; privilege entails to responsibility." Read More... Posted Friday, May 15, 2009 10:51 AM by Beth Patterson | 10 Comments Filed under: grace, gratitude, spiirit

• The whole Megillah, revisited

  This post is part of a synchroblog that is more or less monthly. This month's blogfest celebrates International Women's Day. And by the way, this is the 2nd anniversary month of the Virtual Tea House. Happy birthday to us! What I did this month is a little Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:24 PM by Beth Patterson | 12 Comments Filed under: celebration, courage, grace, Purim, purpose

• Hannah's Dream by Oregon author Diane Hammond is released 9/2/08

  Sub-title for this post: Local girl does good! Diane Hammond is a Bend,Oregon resident. This is her third critically acclaimed novel. Visit Diane's site for more info and for book signing and other media events around 'Hannah's Dream'. “Irresistibly touching, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 03, 2008 3:23 AM by Beth Patterson | 2 Comments Filed under: ancestors, animal-human connection, attachment, faithfulness, forgiveness, grace