Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Of Life and Love
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Clutter and chaos – the catchphrase of my house and life right now. Even my to-do lists are a mess, scribbled on scraps of paper scattered all over the house and shoved to the bottom of my purse. I am on a roll of writing and house projects…but I feel like someone trying to run with…
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It’s a melancholy day. Maybe it’s the gray skies, the chilly rain…maybe it’s because the kids head back to their college digs this weekend…maybe it’s the heartbreaking devastation the people of Haiti are suffering right now. Maybe it’s none of the above…or all of the above. Whatever the reason, the haunting melody and wistful lyrics of “Just Breathe”…
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Earthquakes scare me. I've never experienced one…just seen the devastation from the big ones on television. Hurricanes destroy and devastate…but they come with warnings. Even with tornadoes, you see the storm clouds on the horizon. But earthquakes are sneaky. There can be a blue sky overhead…no warnings flashing on the television or sirens going off…then wham!…
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This will not be a 'big' Christmas for us, as in piles of wrapped gifts under the tree. We're already buried under college loans and (yes, I hate to admit it) credit card debt….all those family trips and Fiftieth Birthday get-togethers are catching up with us, I guess. No need to bury ourselves any further with gifts we don't need.…
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"To love our neighbors as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality." – John Locke Dennis lived in Long Hollow first – years and years before anyone else thought it was appealing to live down a dirt road. He had…
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This morning I slept later than usual…I reset my alarm three times and finally just turned it off. Eventually, I remembered all of the things I needed to do before work and rolled out of bed, just as the sun was coming up. I stepped through my morning routine, piddling with little tasks. I knew eventually I would have…
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Charly stopped eating last night. This morning he was too weak to go for a walk…even though Tom had the day off and would be joining us. So I stayed behind and petted him until Tom and Max returned, not wanting him to be alone. I had hoped it wouldn't come to this. I had…
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There are some weeks when lighting one candle just isn't enough. This has been one of them. So many of my friends and family - and my friends' families – are in need of prayer right now…from sickness, emergency hospitalizations or kids in trouble…they need our prayers for healing. And then there are so many who are feeling…
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