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7 Quick Takes and 6th Blog-a-versary
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival of the blogs. Go visit the better ones.1. We ended up not going to Quincy for my family Christmas last weekend. The weather was threatening ice and snow, but...
View ArticleHoly Innocents
It is my custom to attend Mass on this day for the Holy Innocents. I lost my very last baby on this day 26 years ago. I go to celebrate that brief life and ask her to pray for me. I go to pray for...
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Sunday Prayers
Jesus, in that dark night, so far away for here, You came to change me, to love me, to save me. Help me to face my life with courage as I hold Your hand. Amen
View ArticleThe Most Post, 2013
Somebody on some blog suggested that we do a "most" post for the year. Since I am short on ideas for today, I will try that. So I give you--recycling on the blog.The most page views was a 7 Quick...
View ArticleVoices from the Past
Perhaps it is surprising considering how long he has been gone, but I find myself suddenly missing my dad with a sharp sad feeling on this, what would have been his 94th birthday. Now the chances that...
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Happy New Year
Starting the New Year going to church is a wonderful idea! I think I will do that!Happy New Year!
View ArticleThank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You for a fresh new year. I am too old to believe that I could start over. But, with Your help I can do all things. Thank You for the strength You bring to my pitiful cries for...
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7 Quick Takes
7 Quick Takes, a carnival hosted by Jennifer Fulwiler. Go visit the rest.1. Our Christmas get together was Sunday. One of the topics that came up was the Dialect Test. You can take it interactively...
View ArticleNew Year's Resolutions
I have almost nothing to write about. So, this is a boring post for Saturday. Goals for the New Year--Lose weight.Go to the Holy Land.Visit my mom in Quincy more often.Be happy and rejoice in hope...
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Sunday Prayers
O Lord, I praise you and thank you for the grace to live today. Show me mercy in my foolishness and protect me from evil. Help me to forgive and to be kind. Thank You for saving me from sin and...
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Epiphany
Over the week plus a few days after Christmas I chose to put together a very difficult puzzle. It was a picture of the Sistine Chapel ceiling with all the nudes and angels and God right in the center...
View ArticleI Am An Antique
As I have mentioned before my mom is 92. She was born at home in rural Illinois. In her lifetime she has seen changes ranging from the horse and buggy her mom used to drive to the village to trade in...
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Five Favorites
Hallie at Moxie Wife hosts the Five Favorites. I have tried to participate before, but I never got linked up. So, this week I am hoping for a charm.My 5 favorites are beauty aides. Now nobody would...
View ArticleThank You, Lord
Dear Lord,For days of snow with time to reflect, I thank You, Lord. I praise you for the beauty of the clean sharp white. I praise You for the breath taking cold. I praise You for the birds and the...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival. Go visit the rest.1. This past weekend's snow and cold will be one for the record books. In total we had about a foot of snow from Saturday night and while the...
View ArticleThe Problems of Extreme Old Age
I call my mom (92) on the phone every Sunday night. I have done that for a long, long time. I used to look forward to calling her and sharing what was going on in my life and hearing abut what was...
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Sunday Prayers, the End of Christmastide
Lord, the year goes around again and another season of Christmas has ended. It was work and craziness and joy. It was a blessing. It was a season of joy and grace. But, as I head into the ordinary...
View ArticlePush Me Pull You
Dr. Doolittle had a llama-like animal called a pushmepullyou that had heads on both sides. I forget the particulars, but I remember that it was very hard to move forward unless both heads were in...
View ArticleWord of the Year
I haven't come up with a word of the year yet, or a saint. (I tried the Saint Selector that Jennifer Fulwiler has, but I didn't feel called to the saint that was selected.) But, in seeking those...
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Five Favorites
Moxie Wife hosts this carnival. I linked last week and I will try again this one.I make baby quilts. I have made them for several years. I make them because I believe that every baby ought to know...
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