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Driving along, sometimes I am on a road with many stoplights. The red lights force me to stop and wait. If I’m in a hurry, it can be frustrating to stop. Once in a while, if the timing is just perfect, the lights can be mostly green and I don’t have to hit the brakes...
Moving Out of Failure and #209-226
I come late to writing today, this Monday… I started a few words earlier in the day, but life’s responsibilities came and took me by the hand. I had little opportunity to write today, little time to reflect on words and thoughts and write them down, flesh them out....
The One Thing Certain
It's that time of week again: Five Minute Friday! From the GypsyMama's website, here are the instructions: Got five minutes? Let’s write. Let’s write in shades of real and brave and unscripted. Let’s just write and not worry if it’s just right or not. 1. Write for 5...
A New Kind of Cloth
Legend has it that silk was invented by Chinese Empress His Ling Shi, wife of Emperor Huang Ti, about 3000 BC. One story has her sitting down with a cup of tea, when a cocoon fell right into her cup and began to unravel. Another story has her investigating the cause...
Come and See
He kept asking me to come look and see, at least every 30 seconds or so. The energetic boy, full of nearly eight years of wonder, was a bit down because of fever and sore throat. He saw a map drawing that big sister had made, which inspired him to create his own. He...
#192-208
Heavy winds of late are whipping tree limbs and pushing grass down, and the cold air feels more like fall than spring. When outdoors, I bend my head low to shield my face. I'm glad that certain delicate flowers are late in blooming, otherwise they'd have been blasted...
Five Minute Friday: Deep Breath
(This is from Lisa-Jo, Gypsy Mama's website-- the Five Minute Friday Writing Prompt. I love it, because today five minutes is about all I've got!): "So, here’s the skinny: I’ve been thinking about writing and how often our perfectionism gets in the way of our words....
Abounding and #173-191
Because of our traveling over the weekend, we visited another church in another town. The pastor of this church gave the platform to his wife to speak, and she spoke on the topic of mothers and mothering. I love this video clip she shared with the congregation:...
Making a Whole
It's Monday, I'm standing in my kitchen with the blue counters, and I spill out the day-old coffee. It’s a shame no one finished it. I look around and survey the other remains of the weekend—the dishes and cups stacked high in the sink, and a fruit bowl, nearly bare....
Of Storms and #156-172
Keeping a record of thankfulness is a chronicle of more than just thank-you's. It's a record of days and memories. It's a remembrance of deep gratitude to a God who gives me one more day to enjoy His mercy and grace. I can't believe how much there is to be thankful...
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