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November 15, 2016
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Yesterday morning I was working downstairs in my woman cave lamenting the lack of light at this time of year. Our temperatures have been mild but there’s no denying that the days are darker and shorter and the light is changing. In […]
Tuesday, November 16, 2016
“Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw Yesterday morning I was working downstairs in my woman cave lamenting the lack of light at this time of year. Our temperatures have been mild but there’s no denying that the days are darker and shorter and the light is changing. In […]
November 14, 2016
Monday, November 14, 2016
“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” ~ Mark Twain I need to switch gears this morning. I need to switch it off, is what I really need to do; the news, social media, it’s all just too much. Selah.
November 13, 2016
Sunday, November 13, 2016
“Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has a purpose.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Good Sunday morning. Let’s rest today. Let’s trust. Let’s listen. Lets try listening without any expectation of being heard. Just for today. Let’s listen, let’s hear, let’s seek to understand. 
November 12, 2016
Saturday, November 12, 2016
“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” ~ Leonard Cohen Some men being their wives flowers; mine beings giant mushrooms, foraged on long hikes, for me to photograph. (Note: He brings me flowers too.) I spent part of yesterday […]
November 11, 2016
Friday, November 11, 2016
“We need to teach the next generation of children from day one that they are responsible for their lives. Mankind’s greatest gift, also its greatest curse, is that we have free choice. We can make our choices built from love or from fear.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross “We can make our choices built from love or […]
November 10, 2016
Thursday, November 10, 2016
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross As a mother of young children I learned that getting down to my child’s level and speaking softly was […]
November 9, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
“I don’t think that we’re meant to understand it all the time. I think that sometimes we just have to have faith.” ~ Nicholas Sparks, A Walk To Remember Today, let’s be kind. Let’s reach back into the recesses of our memory and hear our parents reminding us to treat others as we wish to […]
November 8, 2016
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
“Faith . . . is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted, in spite of your changing moods.” ~ C.S. Lewis This morning I’m thinking about how fickle my moods and feelings can be and how allowing myself to be tossed to and fro by them is to accept a […]
November 7, 2016
Monday, November 7, 2016
“Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers.” ~ May Sarton Awake since 3:50am thanks to this dang time change. I wish we’d stop this nonsense. It’s Monday and I find myself with unexpected time at home as our plans for a short trip this week fell through. It’s nice to go […]
