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On the 30th anniversary of my mother's death
23 March 08 05:47 AM | Beth Patterson | 3 Comments   
My niece Dione, who I was fortunate to help raise, and who of course, helped raise me at the same time...with her son beautiful son Edan. Mom died 3 years before Dione was born. Dione was very close to my Father for the first 6 years of her life before Read More...
Jack's Foiled (Im)mortality Plan
19 March 08 05:46 PM | Beth Patterson | 5 Comments   
Technorati Tags: spirituality , honoring , humor We had a bizarre happening today, March 19, 2008. Our good friend, Jack Kennedy, spiritual director, teacher of Ignatian spirituality and much-loved human being from Portland, Oregon was proclaimed both Read More...
Am I ready after all these lifetimes?
02 March 08 03:19 AM | Beth Patterson | 2 Comments   
Subtitle: Can I return these new glasses if they make me too peaceful, joyful and contented? A few years ago I had a dream that rocked my world and will stay with me for the rest of my life. Here it is in a nutshell: Summer 2002 Title of dream: Perfect Read More...
Day 1 of the Complaint-Free Diet: 'Can't complain'
29 January 08 06:08 PM | Beth Patterson | 5 Comments   
When I was in Denver earlier this month I had dinner with a friend of 17 years, Rudite. We worked together at hospice while I was in seminary. We don't talk much in between when I visit Denver, but we always try to get together when I'm in town. I was Read More...
If you build it, they will come!
23 September 07 06:45 AM | Beth Patterson | 2 Comments   
As members of the Central Oregon Community Fire Circle sat around the fire in my backyard last night and shared sweetness, pain, laughter and large doses of love, I was thinking about the meaning of 'church'. A couple of the members of the community, Read More...
I'd rather be in a waller than be an Oscar Mayer wiener
12 August 07 12:34 PM | Beth Patterson | 2 Comments   
The advertising guru who developed the most recognized campaign ever for Oscar Mayer died this week. Since a kid, I've loved the Oscar Mayer song... I.....wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener...that is what I'd truly like to be-e-e; cuz if I were an Oscar Read More...

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