Where seeds of thought have room to grow
Category: Worth Quoting
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Prayer weaves its way throughout my being, throughout my day … a strong fiber holding the pieces together, supporting me, lifting me … a light breaking the darkness, revealing blessings, allowing hope. Today, and for the next several days, weeks, months, I'm asking for your prayer to join mine… About the time most of us…
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I've been home alone for the past few days, holding down the fort, while the rest of my bunch have been out having Spring Break fun. I didn't begrudge them heading out for fun and adventure while I had to work – I take an annual Fall Break, an escape to the coast with girlfriends.…
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Wildflowers are waking up, dotting the caliche roadside. Mostly yellow for now, although Tom said he spotted some small blue ones. (He cheats – he has bifocals and can wear his glasses all the time.) So yesterday morning I switched camera lenses and turned my attention from the treetops, where I'd been searching for birds,…
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…dust to dust. Tonight I'll be reminded of my mortality … of the swiftness of life … of my transgressions. No need to remind me of my mortality. Lately, I'll be going about my business and then suddenly I have this impression, or perhaps you could even call it a vision, of my life in…
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Old books are precious treasure for me, no matter what the subject. Art within and without. A window where I can peer straight into history. My son recently took possession of these. He feels the same as I do about books. Even old books. I can see it in his eyes. And I can't…
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''You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas'' ~Davy Crockett If you don't live in Texas, you might not realize that today is Texas Independence Day. On this date 175 years ago, Texas officially declared its independence from Mexico and became the Republic of Texas. An independent nation. Ours is the…
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The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate. ~ Opray Winfrey I turned 50 almost two years ago, along with all of the people I went to school with. We spent a fabulous year celebrating one birthday after another, each time celebrating all of us jumping into…
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Tom and I are pretty old and settled – it doesn't take much to entertain us. Since we're also pretty broke, that's a good thing. Taking a leisurely walk down our caliche road with the dogs on a sunshine-filled afternoon is a highlight of our weekends. That's how old and settled we are. We…
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Thomas Merton said that, not me. But I like it. I spend my day in silence. In prayer. In the mornings, it's just me, the dogs and my thoughts. Most of the day I'm on my own in a little office with very little co-worker conversation. At night, Tom sighs and leaves me to the…
Long Hollow 