tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post299576368757821099..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: Writing and typingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-9744655203238522862019-11-27T22:45:08.564+00:002019-11-27T22:45:08.564+00:00Oh my — the Minnesota winter has arrived, then. Ke...Oh my — the Minnesota winter has arrived, then. Keep snuggly and warm. xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-35475993860879333412019-11-27T21:01:13.798+00:002019-11-27T21:01:13.798+00:00Most of us here know the happiness Cheryl commente...Most of us here know the happiness Cheryl commented on -- we found Penelope's blog! I remember the same feeling, many years ago.<br /><br />I eagerly await whatever you write. I loved the peek into your writing life. And I had to smile a bit at the writing=typing thing -- if they only really knew.<br /><br />Snow, snow, snow here today. Do you have time for a cup of tea? xoxoJulie B.http://www.justjulieb.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-3826788077929262772019-11-27T06:57:27.837+00:002019-11-27T06:57:27.837+00:00Hi, Mairin! Waving! Hi, Mairin! Waving! Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-4408548333113361002019-11-26T23:08:12.720+00:002019-11-26T23:08:12.720+00:00
What I find amazing is how you can be concentrat...<br /><br />What I find amazing is how you can be concentrating on your (excellent; I own a few of your books) commissioned-with-deadlines writing and, at the same time, be putting together more than two lines for your (very welcome) blog posts!?? Mairin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-53075318698074956772019-11-23T00:05:00.882+00:002019-11-23T00:05:00.882+00:00:0)
xx:0)<br /><br />xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-58391496662606863842019-11-22T23:55:48.239+00:002019-11-22T23:55:48.239+00:00To borrow from another tv detective, there is a sc...To borrow from another tv detective, there is a scene from the series Miss Marple in which her nephew, Raymond West, says to his impatient editor Marjorie, I am writing a book not baking a cakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-18219440313788246212019-11-22T07:43:22.442+00:002019-11-22T07:43:22.442+00:00Hi Cheryl — waving! Nice to meet you. What you sai...Hi Cheryl — waving! Nice to meet you. What you said there — "how to live in the midst of family crisis, how to beg forgiveness when necessary, and how to bear with circumstances I could not change" — that was exactly why I wrote The Hardest Thing To Do, and The Hour Before Dawn; working through such things myself. I'm glad you found it helped. Father John is a restful refuge, and so is William in his bonkers and unexpected way. It is when people find their anchor in Jesus that they become a living stream helping us to trace our onward way. May you be blessed, may you know contentment, may you be fulfilled.<br /><br />Hi Susan — yes, it's interesting isn't it, how this peripheral occupation of the monkey mind leaves the deep mind free to go exploring down. I think that's the wisdom underlying the rosary.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-71361667394710256402019-11-22T06:02:58.430+00:002019-11-22T06:02:58.430+00:00How nice to find a kindred soul who appreciates th...How nice to find a kindred soul who appreciates the value of solitaire. I play it a lot, too. And lately find that the jigsaw puzzle Microsoft so generously puts on my laptop is even more conducive to reflective thinking and meditation. The only problem is, I'm more apt to think of things to add to my "to do" list of necessary chores of maintaining house, kittens, finances, health, etc., rather than contemplating the deep life of the soul in God. Ahhh...perhaps one of these days God will remember me, and stir my thoughts to something deeper than dentists and plumbers.The Rev. Susan Creightonhttp://www.holydwelling.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-57462636044581916302019-11-21T21:45:13.156+00:002019-11-21T21:45:13.156+00:00Dear Penelope, at last I found you! I just learned...Dear Penelope, at last I found you! I just learned that you have this beautiful blog and I love it.<br /><br />Three years ago The Hour Before Dawn fell into my hands during a desperate moment in my life and it was such a calming and steadying presence. The community around Father John at St. Alcuin taught me how to live in the midst of family crisis, how to beg forgiveness when necessary, and how to bear with circumstances I could not change.<br /><br />I now own the entire Hawk and Dove series of books and perpetually re-read them. Before I discovered your books I was already drawn to monastic life rhythms and had written a small devotional book about practicing the Divine Hours as a Protestant lay person. I was thrilled to find your books because they have helped fill out the picture of monastic life for me. <br /><br />Your blog is as wise, gentle and instructive as your books. I’m so glad I found it! Cheryl V. Thompsonhttp://cherylvthompson.comnoreply@blogger.com