Dynamic Duos

This weekend I will retreat for some silence and solitude as I mark the halfway point of my postulancy. Silence and solitude are a wonderfully powerful combination, so it got me thinking about other combinations in my life that I particularly enjoy. For me, the sum is greater than the two parts in each of these pairings, or sum > part + part, for all you fellow mathletes out there. While you will read many edible combinations on the list, all are nourishing in some way. I invite you to reflect on your own, too!

• Hamburgers (underdone) and french fries (overdone)
• Prayer and poetry
• Chocolate and pretzels
• V-neck shirts and jeans
• Bikes and open roads
• Disney World and time with my sister
• Ice cream and ice cream cones
• Ice cream and hot fudge
• Green and blue
• Stained glass and sunlight
• Pajamas and Saturday mornings
• Federal holidays and Mondays
• Coffee and half&half
• Oceans and sunrises
• Summer and beaches
• Rivers and walking paths
• Graph paper and pencils
• Bob Dylan and his harmonica
• Long conversations and friends
• Advent and Christmas
• Scarves and my neck
• Corn-on-the-cob and butter
• Children and education
• Passion and creativity
• Sand and bare feet
• Soil and bare hands
• Peace and Joy
• Wisdom and Love
• God and me

Please pray for me this weekend, as I will hold you with me, too.

Let us walk in the holy presence.