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Holy Ground is Sometimes Mundane

The chill of evening chores in winter

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Erika Quiroz
Feb 07, 2025
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There is something holy about the act of love that is my evening chores.

I might procrastinate suiting up in coat and hat and headlamp and gloves to brave the arctic chill, but I always do it, because it’s my labor of love.

The calm of a herd of horses, even in the midst of winter snow and cruel wind, is a balm to my soul. Eyes eager for dinner and thick…

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