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Redondowriter

Redondo Beach, California

For many years, writing daily here was part of my spiritual practice, now only occasional, but check me out on Facebook, Pinterest, Polyvore.

Interests: music, friends, carl jung, working part-time in a private k-12 school, my dog mollie, travel on a budget, collage art, beach walks, non-violent movies, stretching my mind and learning new things, teaching and keeping journals, having philosophical discussions with people i trust, eclectic music tastes from rock and roll through classical, art of many talented women, live theatre, opening my home which i call sanctuary to people who like to come here to do inner work, being alive, seeking the sacred in the ordinary, grateful for the wonderfully bumpy and happy life i've had so far., reading, writing, photography, family, poetry, southern california, spiritual direction

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Final Day of 12 Days of Mother Love - Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Thanks to our 12 Days of Mother Love journey 2016, I learned something I did not know right in the city I was born in and now I’m ready for a field trip. Thanks to Rebecca Brooks at Recuerda mi Corazon and this year's participants, I learned so much that... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 11 - 12 Days of Mother Love - Blessed Art Journal Page

This is an art journal page I created last night after I got home from volunteering at the used book sale at the Malaga Cove Library. I call this page "Blessed." I pull many of my images from used books we sell and recycle. In addition to the images, which... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 10 - 12 Days of Mother Love - SoulCollage® Our Lady of the Poinsettias

I created this SoulCollage® card several years ago and made it into a Christmas card that year. After creating SoulCollage® cards, they are put into suits and we write IAOW statements, “I am one who---“. Our Lady is in my Council suit. My cards usually have several layers, but this... Continue reading

Posted Dec 10, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 9 - 12 Days of Mary - Our Lady of Cobre and Haiku

Religion is gone from Cuba, Mary isn’t El Cobre proves it. Several years ago I created this page in one of my art journals and named it Our Lady of Cobre. She is the patron saint of Cuba. I got the inspiration from one of the late Thomas Merton's poems... Continue reading

Posted Dec 9, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 8 - 12 Days of Mary Love - La Morenita

La Morenita, by Adry del Rocio I found this painting at a website called Global Worship and next found Adry del Rocio’s blog where there are many photos of her creating art and out and about in her community. Google Images also has a treasure trove of photos. Now my... Continue reading

Posted Dec 8, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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"Lest We Forget" - Still Remembering Pearl Harbor

It seems hard to believe that 75 years have passed since the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. I started keeping this blog in 2003 and because our own family suffered losses on that infamous day, I usually post here on Dec. 7. Bud and Wesley Heidt, twin... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 7 - 12 Days of Mother Love - All the Broken People

My offering today is Mary's love and comfort to all the broken people. May those who are suffering, lonely, alienated, hungry or feel less than and invisible feel her warmth, compassion and healing. This is a set from my creations on Polyvore. To see the offerings of other participants in... Continue reading

Posted Dec 7, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 6 - 12 Days of Mary Love - Expectant Mary

During recent Pinterest travels I synchronistically tripped across this beautiful portrait of an expectant Mary by artist/photographer Krystin Brown. Based in Pennsylvania, she is currently working on TheSaintsProject - Modern Portrayals of Catholic Saints. A click on her name brings you to Krystin's Etsy page. Visit Recuerda mi Corazon for... Continue reading

Posted Dec 6, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 5: 12 Days of Mother Love - Queen of Stars Variation

Queen of Stars Variation 1 - Polyvore Queen of Stars Variation 2 - Dreamscope Fractal Filter Queen of Stars Variation 3 - Dreamscope Highlight Filter I created the first image Queen of Stars in Polyvore in March 2016. Last night I played with filters in an application called Dreamscope. When... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 4: 12 Days of Mother Love - Gas Station Madonna

Madonna Photo by SheepInABottle on Flickr Stephanie Mancini Passersby leave rosaries on this madonna in a gas station. I found her originally on Pinterest. Does anyone know where the gas station is? If you would like to see the work of other participants in Rebecca Brooks annual Twelve Days of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 3: Twelve Days of Mother Love - Fr. John Giuiliani

Pinterest is one of my occasional obsessions and one of my boards is Madonnas and the Divine Feminine. I have several images saved there from my internet travels and have discovered many artists and creators I wouldn’t have known about otherwise. One artist is Fr. John Giuliani who often depicts... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 2: 12 Days of Mother Love and Haiku

Thanks to Rebecca at Recuerda mi Corazon, the annual meme 12 Days of Mother Love continues this first week in December. It ends on December 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The purpose is to rejoice through art, photography and language that the divine feminine helps us to... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Day 1 - 12 Days of Mother Love

From December 1-12 each year Rebecca Brooks at Recuerda mi Corazon blog hosts a meme in honor the divine feminine, mothers, Mary, madonnas. This year she is calling it 12 Days of Mother Love. She invites other people to post links leading up to December 12, the feast day for... Continue reading

Posted Dec 1, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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The Wise Old Man Meets the Fool - SoulCollage®

Yesterday I made two SoulCollage® cards and both of them are in the Council suit. That's where the archetypes reside and those things that are larger than life. I am extremely restless right now as the academic year comes to a close; I only have four more weeks to work... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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May 1, 2016

My Self Evolves With Each SoulCollage® Card

Yesterday I made two SoulCollage® cards in our monthly group and each one, for some reason I don't really understand, has shed some light on parts of me I rarely acknowledge. This weekend I hope to take journal time with the first card. How I love Seena Frost's method. I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Four Versions of My Garage Sale Mary

I used to go to estate and garage sales a few Saturdays a month but then when I had successful bladder cancer surgery last fall, I realized for the sake of my kids, that I couldn't keep accumulating "stuff." But, for some reason, I decided to drop by two sales... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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SoulCollage® Card - Orma Hammond

This is the third SoulCollage card I have made recently and I call it Orma Hammond and it is in my Community suit. Orma died on Nov. 22, 2015 and all of us are still reeling from her loss. "I am the one who first met Orma in 1990 through... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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SoulCollage® Card - Natalie Wood

This is the second of three SoulCollage® cards I recently made. This one is called Natalie Wood and is in the Community suit. "I am the one who had crushes on several movie stars as a kid and adolescent and Natalie Wood was one of them. I first started my... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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SoulCollage® Card: Mad as Hell, Tough as Nails

Our monthly SoulCollage® group met yesterday and I made three cards to my surprise. Today I'm sharing one with you I call "Mad as Hell, Tough as Nails," and it is in the Committee suit. After we create a card, for those of you who may be unfamiliar with the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 8, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Thanks so much for your kind comment at Sacred Ordinary. I feel so privileged to have had the positive effect of introducing someone else to a process like SoulCollage that I love so muchy.

Commented Feb 3, 2016 on SoulCollage® Card: In Honor of Seena Frost at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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SoulCollage® Card: In Honor of Seena Frost

As many of you know, the founder of SoulCollage®, Seena Frost, died on January 13, 2016. If you click on the link, you can read about her life and there is so much to celebrate. I made this card in her honor at a SoulCollage® group today and wanted to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 1, 2016 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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I never did find out more information about faceless dolls but I'm glad you found a special doll at a garage sale. Love those kinds of finds. Thanks for visiting Sacred Ordinary.

Commented Feb 1, 2016 on My Faceless Amish Doll at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Thanks for this, Mark. I will watch it.

Commented Jan 26, 2016 on Married 60 Happy Years: Chuck and Frances at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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To my surprise, Christian Montessori posted today on an entry I wrote in 2007 when a man was convicted in murdering 16-year-old Hanna Montessori. From 2004 on I followed this case with interest because it started as a Jane Doe and the photo of Hanna looked so much like my own granddaughter. Jonathan Tran was convicted and is serving a sentence in San Diego. I Googled him today and his appeal case was filed and denied. http://www.ocweekly.com/news/montessori-i-want-the-white-girl-prostitute-killer-says-his-conviction-is-tainted-6450864 I. So sad.

Commented Jan 6, 2016 on Man Convicted in Hanna Montessori Murder Case at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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