Category Archives: early morning thoughts

… can we dance?…

Posted on March 14, 2022 by oct17

A heaviness of heart prevents my fingers from dancing over this keyboard in celebration for this day. For days I have pieced thoughts and memories to share in the hope you would celebrate with us. Fifty eight… 58 years, the … Continue reading →

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… safe?…

Posted on March 2, 2022 by oct17

(This is not a normal word… how can I respond in any other way. This theme is consistent with the blog  … holding on…Current life happenings propel us to find our only safe place.) “We are not safe anywhere,” the … Continue reading →

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… knowing…

Posted on February 14, 2022 by oct17

“What just happened?  We were all together… right here… having a feast of family and fun only three days ago, making big plans for spring. Now this. What will we do.” I am sure this is what the male cardinal … Continue reading →

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… discovering…

Posted on January 11, 2022 by oct17

Did you hear of the woman in London who found a dazzling ring at a flea market for $13? She enjoyed it immensely, wearing it almost every day for 30 years thinking it was a fun piece of costume jewelry… … Continue reading →

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… letting go…

Posted on November 22, 2021 by oct17

There was not a single negative memory swirling through my anxious head. Only sweet ones as I was aware of the monitor tracking Tom’s heartbeat.  An early morning house call of paramedics, extended hours in the ER and admittance to … Continue reading →

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… when God smiles…

Posted on October 6, 2021 by oct17

“God made me fast. And when I run, I feel His pleasure.” You may remember these words from Eric Liddell, the 1924 Olympic champion for the 400 meters in Paris, and the inspiration for the movie, Chariots of Fire.  He … Continue reading →

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… enjoying Now…

Posted on September 20, 2021 by oct17

“I believe that only one person in a thousand knows the trick of really living in the present,” wrote novelist Storm Jameson. “Most of us spend fifty-nine minutes an hour living in the past—or in a future that we either … Continue reading →

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… caring…

Posted on August 17, 2021 by oct17

Something’s wrong… … a dark heaviness draped the morning’s sunlight. Breakfast on the patio turned sour quickly.  I could not get my mind… or was it my heart, around the pictures being shown on the phone screen before me. Hundreds … Continue reading →

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… keep climbing…

Posted on August 4, 2021 by oct17

I ran into a tall tree this past week… a tree with a big sign posted on it: Keep Climbing. The ant in front of me was speeding upwards through the various cracks in the hard bark. What was remarkable … Continue reading →

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… learning to love…

Posted on June 4, 2021 by oct17

“I’m going to marry that guy,” I whispered to my friend in church when I first saw Tom; I was 16; he was 17. How could I possibly know? I have no idea… but I have spent my life thanking … Continue reading →

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