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Sunday Prayers
Lord,In the pause we are taking, the deep breath we are holding, waiting for life to return to normal, or familiar, help us to draw closer to You. Help us to see how You are working in our lives, in...
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The Hummers
My daughter in law has a hummingbird feeder. It attracts a lot of hummingbirds. They are very territorial. They fight over the feeder. They chase each other around. I can imagine dinosaur battles...
View ArticlePots
I started collecting hand thrown pots when I was a young adult. I haven't collected that many pots. Moving all over the world and lacking funds were two reasons I never collected many pots. But, I...
View ArticleSuccess/ Failure
I am still hanging in with my parakeets. Their names are Abu and Achoo. These days I am more achoo. The air purifier needs new filters and I haven't dealt with that yet, so my sinuses are going...
View ArticleIgnore It
Sandpaper, that is what some people are, they are sandpaper. They are the sandpaper that shines me up and makes me ready for heaven. My whole life I have danced to different people's drummers rather...
View ArticleQuick Takes
Last week I didn't end up posting on Friday. I thought that I would do quick takes, but I ended up too tired, depressed, and busy to post anything on Friday. I would have posted that my grand daughter...
View ArticleBoring Post--The Nineteenth Century Gossip
My sister says she figured out the links between Sara and William who were cousins it turns out. Sara's son married William's widow. It ties the families together and makes us most definitely Dutch....
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,As the deer pants for the water, my soul longs for You. Help me to long for You. Help me to keep You in my sight, in my mind. Help my plans to consider myself as Your daughter. Help me to keep...
View ArticleThings I Want to Remember
My grandson is beginning to speak. Like every beginning talker he has his mispronunciations and cute words. This will probably not be of interest to anyone, but because I don't want to forget, I...
View ArticleMad Hatter
When you live in Wonderland long enough, the Mad Hatter starts to seem normal. But, seeming normal doesn't mean normal. If he says he is normal, it doesn't make him so. It makes you a little crazy...
View ArticleWho Do You Look Like?
1 Cor 15:35-49 Just as we have borne the image of the earthly one, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly one. (a part of the reading from last Sunday's liturgy)I don't know about you, but I...
View ArticleWho Was That Unmasked Man?
I was able to attend a daily Mass on a rare day off last week. I even made it to Confession. So, I feel more normal in my faith life. Still, I hesitate on attending the weekend liturgies. The...
View ArticleSweat Shop
I recently re-acquired a sewing machine. My daughter in law decided that she didn't want my old Singer Touch and Sew machine and cabinet. I don't blame her. It had seen better days. It was used...
View ArticleBoring Post--Grandma
It's Saturday again. Time for a boring post. I am not sure that these are distinguishable from my normal posts, but here you go. A boring post for Saturday.I am suspicious that my grandson mainly...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord,I see the clouds and the sky and I look for You in the vastness. I think if I stare long enough, I will find You. But, I know that while You are there in Your creation, even more, You are in my...
View ArticleHappy Birthday. Little Bro
One of my brothers has a birthday today. He is up in his 60s so birthdays aren't such a big fun deal anymore. I was just old enough to remember when this brother was born. The story of my picking him...
View ArticleBad Times
"Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times." St Augustine of Hippo (354-430)One of my...
View ArticleStatistic
Sunday afternoon a friend of mine passed away from Covid. He had been doing better, was about to be released from the hospital on Thursday and suddenly took a turn for the worse. He was on a...
View ArticleApple Time
It is time to pick apples, to taste their sweetness, to let the juice run down your chin. It is time to pick apples, to enjoy the cool in the air, to watch the birds gather to fly south. It is time...
View ArticleRare Day Off
I have a rare day off today. No kids unless I want them. Free time to do as I please. But, there is no where to go and nothing to do. So, I will probably borrow my grandson to play with today....
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