<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Windrush]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windrush]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:50:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.windrushoregon.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Restlessness and Distractions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is fall here in Uruguay and our autumn has been gorgeous. It’s quieter and more restful after our busy summer season. Recently while I...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/restlessness-and-distractions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">683fb1419ea23bff7cdb978f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 02:42:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25869f_31ade7484c8647aab539b9d66eca4ab7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annikacook2101</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being Interrupted]]></title><description><![CDATA[We live in an age of a million distractions and as humans our attention spans are getting shorter. 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Allow this poem by Ted Loder to...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/i-ve-forgotten-what-it-was-i-wanted-to-tell-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a76f65ed1e301b222ba58</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 11:43:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_4d94eae13b354c5783e20e3a161ce7f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annikacook2101</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mary Magdalene on Easter Morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[He's alive. Jesus is alive! I saw him. I don't know if the others believe me but it's true. At first I thought he was the gardener. I...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/mary-magdalene-on-easter-morning</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6807e44c765eb353ed594c43</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:55:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/966575_2861fb1caf0144fea0fa1775f2664534~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_720,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Anne Lider</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My ankle: rattled by God]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I went on a short trail run. I felt great while running, but almost immediately afterwards I could only hobble on my...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/my-ankle-rattled-by-god</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f43aa1aaf502ad8a8efbe8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25869f_bc5aaf53f6ae4011b2bed93691331daa~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_750,h_420,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annikacook2101</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extraordinary Moments]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent conversation I was asked, “What was the best day of your life?” I pondered for a moment and realized I don’t have just one...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/extraordinary-moments</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e35e781562ef5851541caa</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/25869f_41c724f1fa3946e18cc3c10f769f1164~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_925,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>annikacook2101</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free and easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It feels like being stressed and anxious, or at the very least overly busy, has become the default setting for our world today.  Just...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/free-and-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d26462ae39fd11e9719b6e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 04:52:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/73c0dd_ac44206b8c18419aaefab7be53b49df9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Conor McWade</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How trusting keeps us green. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are currently way too many options of things to worry about! I feel tempted to become fearful or anxious in conversations I have,...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/how-trusting-keeps-us-green</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67be9d3778f8f15750e22b5f</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:00:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/71b6d55efc2f497f36561fe4507cd43b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_667,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Beauty]]></title><description><![CDATA[At OMSI, until February 17, there is a magnificent exhibit called Exquisite Creatures  by Christopher Marley. 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Nature doesn’t disdain what...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/up-and-to-the-right</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6797e9b0055421dff53f443f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2025 21:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_fee7c2cec7ed4a33b519061176368ca1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_458,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonder and Life's Unexpected Turns]]></title><description><![CDATA[I stayed up late with my dad chatting over the holiday. The conversation led to his confession that his life at 75 years old looked...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/wonder-and-life-s-unexpected-turns</link><guid isPermaLink="false">678458979c8be061d6a18334</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_d71125dbe1a5498b9df92321e668dca9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_731,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feasting on Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Feasting on Love   “May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love…” 2 Thessalonians 3:5   Keep yourselves in the love of God..”Jude...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/feasting-on-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677442a020c3f052c34d6722</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 09:19:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_c1c6e732437f4fd8ab908e4b4eafefee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The arrival of Advent in the chaos]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past week I have been reflecting on the beginning of Advent and the anticipation of the arrival of Jesus.  I have been particularly...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/the-arrival-of-advent-in-the-chaos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674fe59c2e478e87c14b888c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 05:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_d8d158361f8e4a319d3ca009c0c20e9b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_901,h_679,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gaze]]></title><description><![CDATA[If I were to explain what practices I do daily to keep me connected to God, I’d say the most foundational one is putting myself...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/the-gaze</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673e00fb5c97e769e2f2cba0</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:33:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_6f61037fe1044b1b9a5dfac6bb9bbeef~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shame]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you’ve heard that story in the Bible where a few guys somehow climb onto the roof of a house, break a hole in the roof, and lower...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/shame</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672b7755a77b027388b3b4b9</guid><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 14:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_20a3223acc804712a954ad2509179d01~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_511,h_718,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisit: Counting Things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today we are revisiting a post from late 2020. 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After a recent game, I was asking Micah what he did well and...]]></description><link>https://www.windrushoregon.com/post/failures-don-t-define-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">661ef3d4aa2a82bdcf178788</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:15:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e1223b_cbcff8a328f348f88f087219081e6724~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Windrush</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Praying Scripture with Holy Imagination ]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Easter is without an audience. You are not in charge of Resurrection. No one saw the rising. No one witnessed it. 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