Thanksgiving came and went in a whirl of highway miles, streaked with snatches of conversation we caught between mouthfuls of pie and wild little people. My people aren’t so little anymore, and I watched, slightly amused, while everyone else participated in stain and noise management, while my kids lounged in chairs and told campfire stories. If you have little ones…
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Happy Thanksgiving
For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
A prayer
As we go about our very busy lives at the start of a very busy season, I thought I would offer up a series of short reflections for us this week. Something small, to center us on truth and grace and the gift that is apple pie. Today, a prayer. Gather us now, to you. Join hands with us around…
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Five Minute Friday: Fly
Hello, Friends. Welcome back for another Friday spent with Lisa-Jo and the Five-minute crowd. Today, we’re taking five minutes to write on the prompt Fly. Do you have five minutes to write, read, or both? Why don’t you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, no backtracking. 2. Link back here and invite others to join in….
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Life tracks
My husband brought home a sound system with an enormous, ugly speaker, and slid it onto the kitchen counter next to the vintage blue scale holding three artfully arranged white pumpkins. I told him no. I moved it to another room when he wasn’t looking. I said “absolutely not”, when it magically re-appeared. Beauty always wins out over function for…
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