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New post up at Ignatian Spirituality’s dotMagis blog: 

I cannot help but smile as I remember a conversation I had with Abby on the way home from preschool the other day.

Me: What did you learn about in chapel today?

Abby: The fruits of the spirit.

Me: Really? What are the fruits of the spirit?

Abby: STRAWBERRIES!

This response from Abby was so fitting because she loves strawberries!  This is a picture from her 2 year old b-day cake, which was, of course, a strawberry!

While Abby did not answer with a “Fruit of the Spirit” as we know it, she did provide me with an incredible moment of consolation: a felt presence of God through the gift of laughter and the increase of hope and love.  To read the rest….


Becky Eldredge
February 9, 2012