Tag: Emily Bray

• Memories and Hope

  A couple weeks ago Mim and I drove to Chicago for the day to attend the visitation for Nita Beran, a good friend from our early years of living in Chicago. The quick trip brought back lots of memories, and prompted me to think about some of the hopes and dreams we had back in…

  Marian

  August 23, 2016

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  appreciation, Austin community, Austin neighborhood, Bible study, cancer, Chicago, Circle Christian Health Center, Circle Church, Circle Urban Ministries, college roommate, David Mains, Emergency Room, Emily Bray, ER, fall wreath, family nurse practitioner, funeral home, hope, hope and appreciation for each day, John Payne, Jon Beran, medically under-served area, medically underserved, Nita Beran, nurse practitioner, nursing director, ovarian cancer, parking lot, Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital, Romans 15:13, Rush University, Teamsters Union Hall, visitation, west side of Chicago

• My Cohort in Big Adventures

  In the middle of my 11-day getaway a couple weeks ago, I drove home to Cambridge to have Sunday brunch with Mim and my other cohort in big adventures, Ellen Kogstad. Ellen was in Wisconsin for a wedding, so I jumped at the chance to have a few hours together to catch up on our…

  Marian

  May 12, 2015

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, New Year, Personal Retreats, Reflections, Reunions

  bed and breakfast, big adventures, CCHC, Circle Christian Health Center, cohort, cohort in big adventures, Ellen Kogstad, Emily Bray, farmhouse, grand adventures, gratitude, homeless teen moms, life changes, New Moms, New Moms Inc., North Park Seminary, spiritual formation, spiritual retreat center, Sunday brunch, teen moms, Transformation Center, whispering winds, Whispering Winds Retreat Haven