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About gsmurphy1

Husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, listener, seeker, encourager, pilgrim, spiritual companion, stained glass artist

Love Listen Create – 3

Posted on January 23, 2019 by gsmurphy1

The third main way of being and doing in my retirement is being a stained glass artist, primarily creating “Windows of Grace” for anyone who wants one…my gift to you and the world. After all grace is a gift, according … Continue reading →

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Love, Listen, Create – Part 2

Posted on December 21, 2018 by gsmurphy1

The second main thing I “do” now I’m retired is “listen, so those I’m listening to have a healing experience of God’s love.”  I put that in italics because that sentence has become the latest written expression of my vocational statement … Continue reading →

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Loving, Listening, Creating – Part One

Posted on November 30, 2018 by gsmurphy1

It’s almost been a year since I retired from permanent employment which I announced in my February 2018 blog. In that blog I mentioned looking forward to more time to love, listen and “creating beauty through stained glass”. Over the … Continue reading →

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Fathering & Flying (a kite)

Posted on September 28, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Last Father’s Day I went for a walk along the Red River, a few blocks from our home, to meditate on being a father. As I left the house I felt the wind on my face, saw the leaves moving … Continue reading →

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“Know thyself”

Posted on July 17, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Recently our eldest son asked if I had “The Sacred Enneagram” by Christopher L. Heuertz. I didn’t and thought that Joel wanted it so I researched it and discovered a wonderful enneagram jewel; so I bought it for him, Thomas … Continue reading →

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Giving up God for Lent

Posted on February 25, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Atheism for Lent – exploring what it might mean to give up God for Lent. Continue reading →

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Lent 2018 – Heart Healing

Posted on February 15, 2018 by gsmurphy1

“To say that Jesus is my saviour primarily means that he is my healer, physician and pharmacist.” Edward Hays, The Lenten Pharmacy: Daily Healing Therapies. Continue reading →

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Retirement announcement

Posted on February 3, 2018 by gsmurphy1

Greetings to those reading this blog after my years of silence. You may have seen most of this announcement if you follow me on Tweet or Facebook but I’ve edited it for here. It is sort of a follow up … Continue reading →

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Day 15 to Santiago de Compostala- Day 18

Posted on November 1, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Day 15- Monday, October 26 – We got a ride back to Arzua from Assumpta Tourism Rural and walked to Salceda / Touriso Salceda. Day 16- Tuesday, October 27 Woke up to rain in Salceda. Hung around until it stopped and … Continue reading →

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Day -12,13,14, more of the same…yet

Posted on October 26, 2015 by gsmurphy1

Day 12- Friday, October 23 From Portomarin / Albergue El Caminante we walked 17.2 kms. to Airexe / Pensione Eirexe – 73km from Santiago. Many of the stamps are now recording how far from Santiago we are, so I thought … Continue reading →

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