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somebody’s old lady thinks so
Reflecting on my first fifty years… What has been most significant? While still in process about everything, I would start with growing up in a loving family finding my love, getting to keep him receiving my children, letting them go. … Continue reading
Posted in belief, life, reflection, wonder
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melted
As you read this, I hope you will understand that when I speak of the long night that preceded these days of my happiness, I do not remember grief and loneliness so much as I do peace and comfort — … Continue reading
Posted in life, reflection
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shoulder length or longer
Watching BBC news last night, I learned some of the story of Hair in Great Britain. I recalled listening to the musical’s LP at home with my parents in the 70s. The production was a groovy thing, I thought. I … Continue reading
Posted in interesting, newsy, oldies, reflection
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lent for lent
Christian traditions of various types have been placed around me all my life. Even more these days, when I tread paths of some ancient beliefs. At least, I imagine what it’s like to be a pilgrim on those sorts of … Continue reading
wednesday’s word: renewed
Though on the outside, wasting (perishing, decaying, you fill in the blank), the inward me is renewed day by day. ~Paul of Tarsus What has renewed you?
loss and gain
A week and a day ago I waited for my little dog to die. Brindy had lived a good life, a really swell batch of days spanning nearly 18 years. This day she suffered. My mom had told me (from … Continue reading
Posted in family, lil' animals, reflection, thankfulness
Tagged brindy, mom, thankfulness
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coasting to an idea
Water reflected moon’s shine. White crests and packed sand dimly shown, drawing the two of us from a room of comfort into the chill and gusts before dawn. Feebly I attempted visual capture. But more to the point, the narrative … Continue reading
how I learn sometimes
On this quest for understanding, for even a trickled spring gilded bright beneath with treasure, I tread many empty days in which pebbles scuff my toes along shores of speculation. But one drear morning, a wise old trout, twenty-five inches … Continue reading
Posted in practice, reflection
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love and the why
At least two bloggers this week have admitted they over-think things. Such confessions may clog our spheres, but I think, rather (in my over-thinking way), that I gravitate to posts by these types. What else can be said for a … Continue reading
Posted in life, reflection, writing
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sometimes an efficient meander
I remember walking to school in second grade, narrating my life in my head. I did that during those years. Every day a chapter in my story. Sometimes I even caught myself about to add “she said” after I spoke … Continue reading
Posted in life, reflection, thankfulness, writing
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