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Category Archives: early morning thoughts
… fighting to be… free
Would you believe I asked Google this morning… are birds happy? I was watching a male red cardinal out my window; he looked so bright and cheerful. I thought surely birds are happy. Would you believe Google answered “yes, birds … Continue reading
… speaking Christmas…
“I was so angry,” my brother and I were having a tearful conversation three days ago. “I was mad at everyone, even you. Everyone had left me. Daddy had been gone for three years. You and Nancy were married after … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, Ephesians 4:29, Luke 1, Luke 2, Matthew 1, Proverbs 16:24, Speaking. Christmas, words
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… life is in the looking… back
I’ve thought much about looking today since my last blog… read here. I am not sure we can look at all in front of us today without a looking back. We would never get very far driving down the highway … Continue reading
… finding beauty in the storm…
What a powerful storm we had one night this week. Rain had been promised for days, but always evaded our area; we watched black skies circle around us and heard thunder rumble near us. Rain never fell. We have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Amos 4:13, Isaiah 54:10, John 6:16-21, lightning, Mark 6:45-51, Matthew 14:22-27, rainbows, storms
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… watered…
It has been a long dry spell… a very long dry spell. It’s as if my bones are dry and brittle. We just need water. Well, I do. So one morning 16 days ago… it has been 16 days… I … Continue reading
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Tagged "if it rains", Arica Chile, Atacama Desert, Charles Haddon Spurgeon on Deep, Deep calls to Deep Psalms 42:7, Drought, Drought in the US, Dry Valleys Antarctica, dryness, Isaiah 58:11, Mawsynram India, Psalm 63:1, Rainy Days and Mondays, Romans 8:26, The Dust Bowl
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… ramblings in the rain…
I wish I were the only person rambling… unfocused, confused… saddened, a bit lost in these moments. But there must be others. I texted a friend this morning who walked through a major storm over the weekend, agreeing that life is … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird nests, Cecil Murphey, Longfellow, Luke 19:41, Psalm 50:11, storms, Unleash the Writer Within
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… clinging…
A sweet friend blogger (I mean she is faithful to this… often 3 times a week, and then, alas, there is me!) began her post Monday of this past week, “Life has been crazy… I haven’t written in a couple … Continue reading
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Tagged clinging, Habakkuk 3:17-19, Psalm 62:1 NTL, Steep angles, tree frogs
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… loving me, loving you…
“I hope you get IT and die.” I crumble in disbelief any human, a woman… could hiss these words through her mask to a complete stranger in a nearby grocery store. Why? Because the recipient of the hateful remark was … Continue reading