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Nicole
November 26, 2017
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Advent – Anticipate With

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Make Advent meaningful. Anticipate the celebration of Emmanuel’s birth with another. Designed to guide you into personal, centering prayer during the Advent season, and intentional prayer for a young person (or anyone, really!) Download the pdf document to share and write in, or link to the eBook version. Start today! It is 4 weeks until…

Nicole
November 24, 2017
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Apathy – the Enemy of Justice

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After the preparation and partaking of Thanksgiving’s feast, I might be forgiven a bit of indolence. Yet, as we shared a veritable bounty in the more-than-sufficient space of our home, the reality that there exists countless others with no home and insufficient nourishment persists. It is an immeasurable gift that I enjoy an overwhelmingly gracious…

Nicole
November 17, 2017
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Awe And Wonder

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https://eirenicole.com/wp-content/uploads/ep202-awe-and-wonder.m4a The art of observation: Awe and Wonder. At the dinner table last night, my son told us about popping a piece of candy into his mouth earlier that day and being surprised by the flavor. It was a candy he has had before, and mindlessly eaten. Yesterday, though, he noticed the distinct flavor and…

Nicole
November 10, 2017
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Listen

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One of the most difficult activities for human beings, perhaps the most difficult, is to listen. It asks that I remain still for a time, that my focus lingers on the object of my listening attention for the duration of the message being communicated. It is active. It is intentional. It is human. When Louis…

Nicole
July 25, 2017
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Live, Move, Be

Live, Move, Be https://eirenicole.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/human-sartre-de-beauvoir-moi.jpg 2019 2019 Nicole Nicole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59c708336b44c55aa93e8059ae098e96?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg July 25, 2017 March 9, 2018

Today, I am so inspired, encouraged and strengthened by these beautiful people. Howie and Lysander and a dozen more from DGFUMC are being present to other beautiful people in another city. read more

Nicole
July 1, 2017
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Being Still at Camp

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This past week was summer camp for the children of Downers Grove First UMC. It is the fourth time Howie and my boys participated since Howie joined the staff. read more

Nicole
June 9, 2017
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What’s In a Name? Part Two: Protector of Children

What’s In a Name? Part Two: Protector of Children Nicole Nicole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59c708336b44c55aa93e8059ae098e96?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg June 9, 2017 March 9, 2018

The Latin, Diana, is of unknown origin and thought to mean “godly” or “divine.” In Roman mythology, Diana is the goddess of the hunt or wilderness and is the twin sister of Apollo. Her Greek counterpart is Artemis. She is the fierce protector of children, and as such is also associated with life-giving fertility and…

Nicole
June 7, 2017
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What’s In a Name? Part One: Victorious People

What’s In a Name? Part One: Victorious People Nicole Nicole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59c708336b44c55aa93e8059ae098e96?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg June 7, 2017 March 9, 2018

The name Nicole is of Greek origin and means “victorious people.” It evolved into a French feminine of the masculine, Nicolas. The surname Nicole originates in Netherlands where it was notable for its various branches, and associated status or influence. It seems it was derived from the goddess Nike who, in Greek mythology personifies victory, her Roman counterpart, Victoria.…

Nicole
June 3, 2017
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Open Minded Possibilities (aka, eyes to see)

Open Minded Possibilities (aka, eyes to see) Nicole Nicole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59c708336b44c55aa93e8059ae098e96?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg June 3, 2017 March 9, 2018

Photography by, Greer Snyder One clue my body supplied that I was turning on the 50 mark was my eyes’ seemingly belligerent refusal to make sense of the printed words in my hand. I have worn glasses for reading since about my mid-twenties, but if I concentrated enough, I could still read. But when it…

Nicole
May 29, 2017
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To Remember is to Be Human

To Remember is to Be Human Nicole Nicole https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/59c708336b44c55aa93e8059ae098e96?s=96&d=monsterid&r=pg May 29, 2017 October 17, 2017

Memory is a funny thing. We remember certain details of an event over others. The memory of a thing will change over time, or at a retelling, or at hearing the perspective of another who experienced the same event. Sometimes we remember someone else’s experience as our own. Sometimes it is a choice – I…

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