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Another year older…but still not much wiser!

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At least I know enough to know that I don’t know anything, right? I woke up inexplicably at 3:34 a.m. this morning.  My geriatric Dal was up snuffing around.  I could hear him trying to get more comfortable, so I got up and tried to help him as best I could.  This silly dog has loved to be UNDER the covers at bedtime ever since he was a pup.  Of course then I was wide awake and grumpy about having my sleep disrupted.  But then my thoughts turned to my mother…who, thirty seven years ago, underwent a special kind of … Continue reading Another year older…but still not much wiser!

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A Homemade Christmas

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Earlier I wrote about my dissatisfaction with the mainstream commercialization of Christmas and promised to update with some ideas on how to spread the gift of presence, rather than so many presents. I’ve been trolling the web, looking for homemade gift ideas.  Here are some that I’ve found: Homemade Jars. Layer the dry ingredients to your favorite cookie, soup, or chili recipe.  Cover the lid with a pretty Christmas fabric and attach a tag with assembly directions.  You can get some soup and other ideas here.  Finish off the gift with some homemade bread or corn muffins. Homemade Bath Salts. … Continue reading A Homemade Christmas

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…and Goliath fell

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I am safely back in my home after an exhilarating trip to sunny Florida. The five stones God gave me to conquer the plane rides actually – gasp – worked! First, a brief summary of how those worked, and then on to the good stuff! Prayer. I could feel the prayers of my bloggy friends as the tension mounted. Every single time my heart began to race into panic mode, I felt a blanket of comforting peace envelope me, and I was able to relax. I know that calming did not come anywhere from me. It came from your prayers … Continue reading …and Goliath fell

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Around the World in Five Hours

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Life these past few days has been filled to the brim as I endeavored to follow my daughter’s elaborate 10th birthday party plans. We went on an around-the-world trip within the walls of our home. The girls had tea with the “queen” (yours truly!) in London, played Italian street games and enjoyed fine Italian cuisine complete with sparkling grape juice in real crystal wine glasses in Rome, took off for Dublin where they found a delicious birthday cake at the end of the rainbow, flew to Egypt and wrote their names in hieroglyphics, jetted over to Jamaica for some tropical … Continue reading Around the World in Five Hours

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Fall Reflections on Election Eve

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One the eve of tomorrow’s election for our country’s leaders, I pause to reflect on the heavenly government that is to come. His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. Isaiah 9 The Lord on High is on his throne this evening…he will not step down. He will not sleep. The earth and all that is in it rejoices and rests in the sheer majesty of our Mighty God. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into … Continue reading Fall Reflections on Election Eve