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a.e. macha
May 2, 20246 min read
What's your hope smell like?
The smell of peeling an orange. I was born with a sensitive nose. I am known to walk into a room and ask, “What’s that smell??” which my...
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wondernawe
Jan 30, 20241 min read
Joy, Sorrow and Icebergs: A Prayer
LORD Jesus, beautiful One I adore. I confess that I often focused on my own suffering this last year and missed the opportunity to feel...
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sara klein
Jan 30, 20246 min read
Thy Joy in My Sorrow
As we planned and worked to shift from monthly blog posts to quarterly newsletters, Anne and I have talked often about the importance of...
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wondernawe
Jan 27, 20241 min read
A Passion Project to Support
Bruchko by Bruce Olson is one of our favorite missionary stories. It is an autobiography about how a lost midwestern 19 year old boy got...
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a.e. macha
Sep 6, 20232 min read
a glimmer
A delicious piece of fruit. A good pen. A satisfying walk in the woods. The sky. The ocean. Really good coffee. A great book. A really...
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sara klein
Apr 30, 20235 min read
Of tuning forks and useless stones.
When I was very small, my dad used a tuning fork to tune his guitar. The process was so satisfying and mysterious to me. He'd strike...
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wondernawe
Dec 30, 20223 min read
The Root of the Absurd
“Miss, this is boring.” I stand in the middle of a loud cafeteria, an image of artwork projected on the wall behind me. In front of me, a...
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sara klein
Sep 30, 20223 min read
Accidental Pumpkins
Lessons from the Field Bless me oh God, for I am a compost heap. OK, so maybe I know that I'm not just a heap of discarded waste. I know...
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wondernawe
Aug 5, 20222 min read
no WORDS needed
PRAYER “Why must people kneel down to pray? If I really wanted to pray I’ll tell you what I'd do. I'd go out into a great big field all...
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sara klein
May 4, 20225 min read
Lessons from the Field: Recipe for a crabapple on the Titanic.
Recipe for a crabapple (me) on the Titanic (life). Spring is here. Well, it’s kinda a little late arriving here on the farm, and I was...
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wondernawe
Mar 31, 20223 min read
do the doubt: a discipline of practice
A . E. Macha I would say that I have had a creative block since the end of January 2020. I have doodled and sewed since then, but the...
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wondernawe
Feb 28, 20222 min read
Thistles and Thorns: Lessons from the field #3
Sara Klein John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me, you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take...
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wondernawe
Dec 31, 20212 min read
somewhere between ouch and boing . . .
A.E. Macha What happens when the anticipated Christmas is a bust? When there’s a leaking pipe in the wall, a wave of the flu and a...
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wondernawe
Nov 29, 20213 min read
Lessons from the Field #2
Sara Klein Today, we had our first real snowfall on Thistle Hill farm. Gazing across the frozen fields and seeing the newly sparkling...
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wondernawe
Oct 27, 20213 min read
from scant means
A.E. Macha When asked what I am doing artistically, or what we are doing with Wondern Awe, this scene from Wes Anderson's The Royal...
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wondernawe
Sep 29, 20217 min read
Lessons From the Field
Sara Klein Greetings from Sara, on Thistle Hill Farm. Yep, my family bought a farm. Well, actually it's a want-to-be farm. To be more...
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wondernawe
Jul 1, 20211 min read
life in 2020+
This past year, Wondern Awe has been in a sort of hibernation stage. We were able to do one workshop, sell some wares through our online...
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wondernawe
Nov 27, 20203 min read
COURAGE, dear heart
Lucy leant her head on the edge of the fightingtop and whispered, “Aslan, Aslan, if ever you loved us at all, send us help now.” The...
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wondernawe
Nov 27, 20204 min read
again AND again
Just as the faithful sun rises each morning, the LORD GOD’s mercies are new. Our star, is indifferent, it shines on us in our despair or...
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wondernawe
Nov 27, 20204 min read
be STILL
There are these moments in life; striking, sweet and moving. They are rare. They show up silently and without warning. But, when they...
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