40 Years Ago - The Birth of the RMN
Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
Notes from Colleagues
draft of Weavings Logo, 1985 Ever since I did my stint cleaning out boxes and files in the basement of The Upper Room, I’ve been...
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betharichardson
- Jul 10, 2022
- 3 min
Notes from Mom in the Innisfree Log
Innisfree, 1950s One of the treasures of the Colorado cabin is a log that was started by our parents to record the activities of each...
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betharichardson
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Saying Goodbye to the Office
So many people have lost so much this year. I've been fortunate in many ways. I have kept my job. I've not lost any friends or family to...
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betharichardson
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
I Remember You, Grandpa Tom
I remember you, Grandpa Tom. Resilience forged in World Wars and dust bowls. Kindness shaped by love and generosity. Faith cultivated in...
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betharichardson
- Nov 2, 2019
- 1 min
All Saints
Remembering my saints this weekend. On All Saints' Day, it is not just the saints of the church that we should remember in our prayers,...
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betharichardson
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
This Holy Place
I have been content to be here in the mountains. Watching, walking, writing. What a gift to get away, to hold solitude. To sleep and wake...
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Admin
- Dec 24, 2018
- 1 min
The Gift of Advent
I've loved Advent as long as I can remember. And running across this photo of me, face to face with the Nativity set let me see the gift...
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betharichardson
- Dec 2, 2018
- 2 min
Don Beisswenger - Presente
Since he passed away on Monday, I’ve been thinking with gratitude about the many ways that Don Beisswenger shaped my life. I moved to...
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betharichardson
- Aug 12, 2018
- 1 min
Drink Deep
O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water....
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betharichardson
- Mar 20, 2018
- 2 min
To Michael
I came home today and Started looking through boxes of photographs. I was looking for the photo of you and me At the United Methodist...
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betharichardson
- Dec 7, 2017
- 1 min
A Blessing of the Empty Space
I pulled this blessing out of my book. I'm needing it today on this anniversary of my dad's death. Bless all who mourn today. You sit in...
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betharichardson
- Nov 1, 2017
- 1 min
A Blessing for All Saints Day
On the Ireland Pilgrimage in July, 2017, we visited the ruins of the monastic community of Glendalough. There in the 6th and 7th century,...
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betharichardson
- Sep 4, 2017
- 1 min
Dad, Can I Have a Horse?
I first rode a horse when I was in early elementary school. It was a pony owned by a family in our church. I was hooked and asked, "Dad,...
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betharichardson
- Jul 3, 2017
- 2 min
Journey Home
I was a young adult preparing to visit Ireland when my great aunt Eileen shared this picture with me. Aunt Eileen had inherited the photo...
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betharichardson
- Mar 10, 2017
- 1 min
Homecoming
I sit and write, Preparing to go home To the place of my birth, my nurturing, To Oklahoma, landscape of my heart. Big sky and brilliant...
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betharichardson
- Dec 24, 2016
- 1 min
Christmas Eve Memories
Christmas Eve, Holy night. Memories creep into My mind. Smells of evergreen And candles, lit. The worn, waxed chancel In a church...
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betharichardson
- Dec 10, 2016
- 1 min
Grief
Grief sneaks up on me, cunningly disguising itself so I can't see it coming. Or maybe I see through its costumes and just don't want to...
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betharichardson
- Dec 7, 2016
- 1 min
Thinking of Dad
I am thinking of you today, Dad, On this day when you crossed through the thin space To join the saints who had preceded you: Mom, Holt,...
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betharichardson
- Dec 1, 2016
- 1 min
Thirty Years
Thirty years ago today I joined the staff of The Upper Room as assistant editor of Alive Now magazine. I was awarded the generous,...
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