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May 20, 2018
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys. Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art I think I will simply post this meme I created some time ago. It has words on it, and one of my photos; surely that fulfills my personal commitment
May 19, 2018
Saturday, May 19, 2018 – The Better Thing
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice. George Eliot It’s just after 5:00 a.m. and the sky is breathtaking. The sun, not yet risen, casts a red glow on the tips of whisps of clouds that swirl like horse tails. I think I might jump out of bed and grab my phone
May 18, 2018
Friday, May 18, 2018 – Five Minute Friday – Secret
Believe me, every man has his secret sorrows, which the world knows not; and oftimes we call a man cold when he is only sad. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Again, I’m joining in with a group of writers for Five Minute Friday where we’re given a prompt (this week it’s secret) and write for five minutes
May 17, 2018
Thursday, May 17, 2018 – The Gift of Morning
Outside the open window The morning air is all awash with angels. Richard Wilbur, Collected Poems, 1943-2004 I’m outside with Maya just after 4:00 a.m. It’s still, and just starting to get light; the morning air is fresh and cool. It’s a peaceful and promising start to the day. We have an agreement when Gerry
May 16, 2018
Wednesday, May 16, 2018 – Intention For This Day
She feels about being alone the way most people feel about chocolate. Anna Quindlen, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake I intend to speak to no one today except for my Yorkie, Maya. I will bathe in solitude and sunshine, spending an abundance of time on my deck with my manuscript, a notebook, and a
May 15, 2018
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 – The Sweet Spring Garden
Gardens are a form of autobiography. Sydney Eddison, Gardening for a Lifetime: How to Garden Wiser as You Grow Older There’s a bag of assorted fish parts thawing in the fridge. I’ve been saving it since Gerry’s salmon fishing trip last summer for precisely this day. A mason jar full of crushed eggshells awaits, along
May 14, 2018
Monday, May 14, 2018
I dwell in Possibility. Emily Dickinson A blog I follow asks a question of retirees: What’s your favourite day of the week? There are a few “every day is the same” responses, but the majority, myself included, report that Monday is the day they appreciate most since they retired. After years of hopping back on
May 12, 2018
Saturday, May 12, 2018
All that looks like reality to us is dependent on God. There is creation and Creator, nothing more. And creation gets all its meaning and purpose from God. John Piper, Don’t Waste Your Life Today we gather to honour. We start the day with prayer, grateful for the abundance of God’s grace and love. Soli
May 11, 2018
Friday, May 11, 2018
Ultimately, the great truths of family history don’t live in any book. They live in the hearts and minds of the living descendants. They live in the way we conduct our lives, in the passing of traditions and values to those who will follow. Laurence Overmire, A Revolutionary American Family We enjoy an easy afternoon
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau I wake early, grateful, and think I will have an abundance of time to wrangle words. I head to my journal and work through some things then find myself on an online rabbit trail to nowhere. I read the thoughts
