spirituality
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Gifted
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? If someone wanted to gift me the best gift ever, a million dollars would be great. Make that two. A million doesn’t go as far as it used to and I have a lot of projects in mind. A lifetime of first class air travel would Continue reading
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In search of green
St. Paddy’s Day is upon us along with another Winter Weather Advisory for 2-5 inches of snow. Since it’s likely the only green I’ll be seeing tomorrow will be on my shamrock scarf, I go outside this dismal afternoon to look for green. It’s not that I expect to find the riotous bloom of tulips and daffodils. I just want signs of Continue reading
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Are you ready?
It is the dreaded count-down-to-Christmas question. It is the opener for probably every conversation during December…especially among women. On Friday, this question launched a teaching colleague into a rant on how much cooking she had to do for the holidays and how she was never going to find time to do it. Then everyone else in Continue reading
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peace on earth
Discord. Joyful images to “like” on Facebook: six year old grandson grinning the gap in his smile from his newly yanked front tooth; one year old twins in candy-cane striped pjs caught in the act of “emptying” the dishwasher and trying to escape Mom’s “wrath.” Candlelight images pleading for us all to pray for the Continue reading
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It’s Advent, not Christmas…that’s what I tell myself
I’ve lived long enough to know better, but I still entertain fantasies that the Christmas decorations will go up in a perfectly clean house. The truth is, my standards and energy levels are going lower every year. In my idealized world, the screens will come off the windows and the windows will be sparkling clean before Continue reading
Slightly Off the Grid 