Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Skåne Apparently, the god who is God agrees with the seiðr, that no matter how righteous my opinion may be, or how terrible the practice of sacrificing girl children is, addressing this evil must only be spoken with empathy. The difference between judgment and empathy sounds like nothing more thanContinue reading “#66.10, Tuesday, March 25, 2025”
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#66.9, Thursday, March 20, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Skåne How can I not speak up against such a terrible practice as setting girl infants out to die? And yet, anything I say to her, a victim, seems more like an accusation or a judgment against these people. The answer to my prayer asking for words comes only withContinue reading “#66.9, Thursday, March 20, 2025”
#59.4, Thursday, August 8, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. farm in the Vosges Mts. Ana asked for a prayer aloud for this stranger, Vizsla, who is grieving his mother’s passing even though my mind and my heart are all only on Ana at this time. She wants me to speak the prayer words aloud, so together she and IContinue reading “#59.4, Thursday, August 8, 2024”
#56.7, Weds., May 15, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. The birth of the baby is eminent. So now, I’m heading back to the castle fields to get Will. It’s his own thoughtfulness now to bring along the baby blanket and the ceramic feeder. Of course, everything is already prepared by the women at the cottage so nothingContinue reading “#56.7, Weds., May 15, 2024”
#55.10, Tues., April 23, 2024
Historical Setting, 629 C.E. Vosges Mts. It is a brutal necessity just now to make a plan and to find a way to keep Layla safe. In fact, if we hide her away, we probably need to chain her to that safe place, because she is so likely to escape and run right backContinue reading “#55.10, Tues., April 23, 2024”
#44.12, Thurs., May 25, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. The cottage in the Vosges This is the stage of my healing my sons seemed to fear most, when their papa is laying around the house, howling woefully and taking all their mother’s attention. May my howls be silenced by courage, since death is not my option. Thankfully my placeContinue reading “#44.12, Thurs., May 25, 2023”
#44.11, Weds., May 24, 2023
Historical setting: 602 C.E. The secular church in the Vosges Hannah is a no-nonsense, eight-year-old. She would be just like Ana was at eight, but that Ana’s own mother had given her away in fear of her special gifts; and for Hannah, we, her family, have an appreciation of these gifts in a girlContinue reading “#44.11, Weds., May 24, 2023”
#37.2, Weds., Oct. 5, 2022
Historical setting: 589 C.E. The river crossing near Tours In this little fringe of a wood I watch a vixen eluding me, giving up her own hiding so I won’t notice her kits. It seems when I am in love the whole world is in love, and when my mind is only onContinue reading “#37.2, Weds., Oct. 5, 2022”
Post #27.8 Thurs., December 16, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. Forest Primeval Tall and pale, he flicks an orange lock of hair away from his eyes so I can’t ignore his glint of terror. It’s true. Empathy is a fearsome pain if it goes unfed. “I need to be tougher than all that.” He says. “Toughness Thole? ApparentlyContinue reading “Post #27.8 Thurs., December 16, 2021”
Post #27.7, Weds., December 15, 2021
Historical setting: 588 C.E. Forest Primeval The druid told me Thole stayed at our so-called camp while I was in the village, and they loaned him fleeces and straw for warmth and shelter. I find him there still sleeping in something he constructed of a lean-to. “Good morning, my friend. I hear youContinue reading “Post #27.7, Weds., December 15, 2021”
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