Category Archives: One Another

Forgetting…and Remembering

Posted on July 14, 2017 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Today the whispers of memory are cloaking my heart. As I release tangible things to other people by donating, toss others into the trash, and prepare my home for new owners and memory-makers, there is a reluctance and sadness hovering. … Continue reading →

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Creating Space and Picking Up the Threads

Posted on June 22, 2017 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

When you neglect a muscle for so long, not only is it difficult to reawaken it, the work is harder, the doubt is deeper, the commitment is harder to muster. There have been matters both of passion and calling that … Continue reading →

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Summer: A Season of Vibrancy and Vigilance

Posted on September 29, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Here is the second set lesson notes from September’s New England Ladies’ Retreat. Several have asked that I share my notes. It seemed easier to clean them up a bit and post them here. They are not in narrative form, … Continue reading →

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Stormy Seasons: Hold On to the Promises

Posted on September 23, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I had the blessing and privilege of God walking me through lessons to share for September’s New England Ladies’ Retreat recently. Several have asked that I share my notes. It seemed easier to clean them up a bit and post … Continue reading →

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What You Can Learn from Listening in to a Conversation

Posted on June 25, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Sometimes you stay longer in one place than you intended. It may be because what’s there is so  sweet, you don’t want to leave. Other times, your feet get mired by one distraction or another and it takes a while … Continue reading →

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When You Need a Valentine Every Day

Posted on February 13, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Yesterday, a sweet-faced and gentle-spirited student of mine carefully carried a beautiful orchid and little box of chocolates into school and left them on my desk for me to find. His family takes every opportunity heralded by Hallmark to bless … Continue reading →

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More than Death and Taxes

Posted on January 20, 2014 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Today I am thinking about what we can really count on in this life. There aren’t many things that are a sure thing. Yes, death, taxes. What else? That we will eventually be hungry again–hungry for food, hungry for time, … Continue reading →

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When Leaves Fall and Autumn is Breathed In

Posted on October 25, 2013 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I am pondering aromas today. It might have something to do with the fact that I am sitting here quiet, surrounded by a darkened fall morn, hoping to infuse the day with one of my favorite Yankee Candle scents, Autumn … Continue reading →

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When You Fall in an Unguarded Moment

Posted on October 10, 2013 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

I don’t like being startled. It brings out my ugliness. I am sitting here in the early morning semi-silence of compromise, praying. Scott is whirring away on the exercise bike and Libby is gnawing noisily on her bone. Those are … Continue reading →

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With a Different Measure

Posted on August 14, 2013 by An Earthen Vessel--Terri Apgar

Recently I read my umpteenth public post of romantic gushing from one long-married partner to the other. This one was after 34 years, and was the husband, no less. It was sweet. Some of my closest friends and church family … Continue reading →

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