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A Bird in the Tree....
Before winter sets in, let me share my summer birds. We have had robins nest around our house every year. They seem to be moving where they nest.This year they nested right beside the bird feeder in...
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Thank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You for sweet sleep and blessed rest. Thanks for the rain. Thank You for the worms that seem to be migrating away for the sodden earth. Thanks for the green grass and the changing...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this meme/ carnival. There are lots of others to read. Go around and see.1. Last weekend was the Fall Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference. It was Friday evening, all day...
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Where Are They Going?
I wonder where the worms are going? And why aren't the robins eating them? Worm migration or worm suicide. My husband throws them back in the grass.
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, I worship You. I give You thanks and praise. I ask for Your mercy and forgiveness. Help me to find peace in Your presence with me, now and forever. Amen
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Fall Conference
The St. Louis Catholic Renewal Conference for Fall 2014 was a little over a week ago. So, if you didn't go, you missed it. And I mean, you really missed it. A chap for England gave The School for...
View ArticleCasting the First Stone
Let the one without sin cast the first stone.....I was praying about criticism. As a child, as a parent, as a spouse, as a teacher, I have criticized and I have been criticized. Criticism is...
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Five Favorites, Again!
The "Call Her Happy" blog author sent me an email inviting me to join into the 5 favorites that she is hosting. When the favorites started moving to different hosts, I lost the 5 favorite interest....
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Dear Father God,Thank You for creating the universe and the stars and planets and setting them all in motion and time. Such a gift You made for me. Thank You for the time and place You set me into...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival of the blogs. Welcome, if you are a visitor from there.1. I get a lot of "hits" on my pictures of the Advent By Candlelight tables from that event at my church...
View ArticleThe 60s
I am a true baby boomer, born in the 1950s. My middle to late childhood was in the 1960s and that is the touchstone of my childhood memories. Now that mid-century modern is a thing and the houses I...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, the beauty of the earth is amazing. Such am I that I can say, "nice," instead of stopping to drink in the gift. I thank You for this day and all the days of beauty and wonder. I thank You for...
View ArticleSo, Monday
It was a whirlwind weekend just past. I had Friday off due to endless conferences the previous nights. On Friday I got the oil changed in my car. I picked up meds for the surgery next month. And I...
View ArticleKnowing God
I suppose that the conclusion I have come to (and many saints and spiritual writers have also come to) believe that the essential purpose of the journey of life is to know God more and more each day....
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Wednesday Edition of Tuesday Treasures--Come and Play With Me (Revisited)
On Tuesday I used to invite you to share your treasures. I love to visit girlfriend's house and see the apron made by her great grandmother or her sister's bracelet. On Tuesday I used to share some...
View ArticleThank You, Father
Dear Father God,Sometimes I imagine You with my small human brain just bursting forth with life and love like an explosion, like a geyser, like a lava eruption. I am covered by Your love. The whole...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival o' blogs....Go around and visit the rest. And if you are visiting from there, welcome! I am 60. A middle school librarian. Mother of one and one in heaven....
View ArticleThe Saints! The Saints!
Today is All Saints Day. (And not a holy day of obligation in most of the US!) It is a day to honor and celebrate and pray with our friends the saints. In my earliest memory of what saints were, I...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,I wait for You. I soak up the sun of Your love. I dream of heaven and the eternity to come. Sustain me, O Lord, on the journey. Shine one me when I forget Your care and mercy. Pour Your grace...
View ArticleInjustice Witnessed
I am never sure exactly what to do when I witness injustice when in a store or somewhere in the public. Usually I am silent and try to mind my own business. I am still reflecting on the injustice I...
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