Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Feeding the Spirit
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Gray skies accompanied me and the pups on my walk this morning, but they didn't reflect my thoughts for a change. Even though I'm missing Tom, it's been easier for me to focus on my blessings lately…just in time for Thanksgiving! Because of that, I was able to appreciate the soft gray sky and the…
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(Click the image to learn about Blog Blast for Peace) "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27 "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make,…
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What is your Passion? I'm just curious, because I've been trying to figure out what to write in this post about "Passion" for my friend Jillsy's One Word Wednesday theme. I thought this would be an easy one…I mean, I'm a passionate person…aren't I? I have a passion for my God, my family and friends,…
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Gray skies. Gray thoughts. Thinking of disappointment on my walk this morning, for some reason… how people who are close to us may disappoint us – our friends, our family – but how easily and often we also disappoint them, with our words, actions, or non-actions. The government disappoints us, like our episode with the…
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Today is life – the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today.Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. ~Dale Carnegie Despite an afternoon on the lake with friends yesterday, warmed by the sun, cooled by the water…
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I've been packing a lot into my life lately, both by choice and necessity. I've been skimping on sleep at a time when I need to be getting more, stressing over finances, kids and property/neighbor issues. But there are times when skimping on sleep is exactly the right thing to do – especially if it's…
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I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well. DIANE ACKERMANAmerican writer and naturalist, present day Remember that Garth Brooks song, "The River"? It popped into my head this morning and is…
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My friend Shari's daughter found this kitten and brought it home, knowing it would be in a safe haven until they found a home for it. Shari and her husband (despite his grumblings) are big softies when it comes to animals… But as soft as they are, they're like us… another mouth to feed is…
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I'm still hoping to post part 2 of the Shallue Vacation 2010 later today, but I came across something during my break from sweating that I wanted to share right away. (Tom and I are tidying up outside… mostly taming the overgrown weeds and cleaning up the "puppy playpen" on our porch.) My friend Gina lives…
Long Hollow 