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Category Archives: early morning thoughts
. . . the journey . . . changes . . .
“I am definitely not ready for this,” Tom moaned a few weeks ago when we awakened to our first frozen morning. Winter is not his happy spot! How different from the warm and sunny of yesterday, I thought, as I … Continue reading
. . . more. . . and less.
“Less calories,” I promised as I served our neighbors slices of beautiful, crustless quiche the last morning of 2017. “Good. That’s what I am about this year. I want to walk more, drink more water and spend less money,” she … Continue reading
. . .with pollyanna. . .
It was a brutal night in February, 2004. Snow, fast and furious, struck with force the windows of the trolley car. I had just left Tom for the night at a Vienna hospital. My heart felt as cold as my … Continue reading
Posted in early morning thoughts
Tagged heartache, Optimist, Pollyanna, Ps 94: 18, Psalm 10:17, Terry Wardle, Wounded
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seeing . . .lonely.
When the first song began, I knew there would be tears. . . Tom and I are finding that this step of the journey often leads through uncertain dark valleys with adult children and grandchildren. We are walking that path … Continue reading
. . .i see you. . .
The eyes were blank, staring straight ahead at nothing. No movement. Almost like a statute. I tried talking. No response. What is going on? Are they blind? I became angry as I walked to the other four cages; the picture … Continue reading
Posted in early morning thoughts
Tagged 26, eyes, great horned owl, John 4: 25, Ken Gire, Psalm 118:5, Psalm 119:32, red-tailed hawk, Windows of the Soul
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rejoicing . . . in HOPE
I am going to sit right down and write myself a . . . blog. (that was a 1935 song by Joe Young- only it was a letter he was going to write.) Most days I mentally write this blog … Continue reading
Posted in early morning thoughts
Tagged bipolar see-saw, cardinal, contentment, Easter, gratitude, happiness, Hebrews 6:19, hope, Joe Young
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learning . . . loving. . .on the journey
Surprise! A second post in a week. I would love to blog weekly, but alas, retirement is such a busy job. We have more projects going than hours in the day but as this is a special day and a cold, … Continue reading
Posted in early morning thoughts, Marriage memos
Tagged Charlie Shedd, Deuteronomy 24:5, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Ephesians 4:32, Gary Chapman The Five Love Languages, Home Life, James Dobson, Letters to Karen, Letters to Philp, marriage, Proverbs 18:22, Proverbs 25:24, Reader's Digest, study your man, The Ladies' Home Journal, Willard Farley His Needs Her Needs
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