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It does my heart good to see you flourishing, my friend!

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I know you know, friend. Thank you.

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Happy Anniversary! I am glad you are on this path. I have learned a lot from your writing and am looking forward to learning more. I’m hoping to be a reader and learner from the Priory for a long time. You have a gift.

I resonate with “But I wasn’t supposed to. Instead the Lord set me free—not to survive but to thrive.” 🧡🥲👏🏽🙋🏽‍♀️

Felicidades! 🎊

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Karen, thank you for this bittersweet--mostly sweet--reflection. The Newsweek article was sobering and needed. Praying for God to continue to grow the territory He's given you....so grateful for your voice in the world.

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Thank you, Jody. For being here and for the prayers and encouragement. Looking forward to sharing your publishing thoughts here in coming weeks!

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I guess I have extra thanks as you've given me an opportunity to publish a little on Shakespeare. Cheers!

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Cheers! May see some Shakespeare while I’m here in Cambridge. Will keep you posted. So grateful for your contributions here, Jack.

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Let me know what Shakespeare you see, and how it is. My next Shakespeare will be in Stratford, Ontario, Cymbeline. That's one for the Shakespeare nerds.

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Congratulations, Karen! I know that feeling of one's past being present with one, and yet also seeming to have happened to someone else in a different time and place - or as I put it to my mother, it is like having lived in a different dimension. I have enjoyed being a part of your Priory this past year. Thank you.

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Holly, you have been a steady bright light here. Thank you!

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I picked a great day to subscribe!!! Even if I don’t get the lovely gift, I look forward to reading more from you. Happy Anniversary! ❤️

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DM me here with details of where to send The Pardoner’s Tale! 😊

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Happy first "Freedom-versary" to you, dear friend. Here's to many, many more.

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🩵🩵🩵

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Gladdened to know you are flourishing!

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Thank you, friend!

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Happy birthday to the Priory! Your voice is a beacon of hope.

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Thank you for that, Carson, and for being such a bright light yourself.

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A very happy first annivesary, Karen! It's been a great blessing each Tuesday to wake up to a new installment from The Priory, you've taken us into some great literature and into conversation that lifts and never lowers. Enjoy being in the UK! We're having some pleasantly sunny days here just now and Cambridge is a lovely place to visit.

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It has been the most beautiful day here. I’m so thankful. And also very thankful to be connected with you and nourished by your conversation here, Richard.

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Happy anniversary!

Cambridge? Hooray! I understand the pangs of grief when calendar moments and seasons look so different. That is hard, and the things you grieve matter. They are part of your story. I also thank the Lord with you for all the good flourishing in your life, relationships, and home. Congratulations on the anniversary, and many happy returns of the day to The Priory. 💙

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Your words are a balm. Thank you for them and for being part of this part of the journey.

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I just subscribed and am looking forward to more 'word meat' to chew on--ha!

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I’m so very grateful and happy to supply! 😀 Please send me a message to get details for sending you The Pardoner’s Tale!

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Of course, I just subscribed yesterday, ha ha ha! So happy to support you as you move forward. Thank you so much for creating this space. Your words give me a place to feel in good company in this tumultuous and spiritually confusing time. Blessings upon you and yours.

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Oh, thank you, thank you! Send me a message here and I will be glad to send you The Pardoner’s Tale! 😊

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To all my new paid subscribers who will receive a copy of The Pardoner’s Tale: I aim to get those out this week. I’m finally back in country after much travel! Thanks for your patience!

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Karen, congratulations on Year 1! You are always a blessing in my inbox.

Really appreciated your comments about your husband and the way he has tenderly cared for you through this transition. What a treasure to have such a partner. It was important to me to honor my husband in my book, as he went above and beyond in his support during the years we cared for my mom.

I, too, went through a shattering loss of career at the same time I started caring for my mom, so I relate well to the feelings of grief and disorientation you are still experiencing. It does get better, and the sense of unexpected relief greatly outweighs the feelings of grief. I'll bet you were surprised by the way your body responded once the shock wore off. I had not recognized how the stress of my former position had negatively impacted my health until the stress was lifted. I can't even describe the physical sense of release after that invisible burden was lifted.

I continue to pray for you as you care for your parents, and especially for your mom and her treatments. Such a tender season.

This verse has been my heart song lately. Maybe it speaks to you too. Psalm 18:19 "He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me." Oh, yes. Thank you, Jesus!

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