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… sharing a heart issue…

Posted on November 9, 2022 by oct17

I wonder, oh, I wonder where the little faces go…                                                                     … that come and smile and stay awhile and pass like flakes of snow. This is not one of my normal blog posts; thank you for granting me this privilege … Continue reading →

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… anchored…

Posted on October 10, 2022 by oct17

Today, I think I want to be a spider. If you suffer from arachnophobia, you may have already stopped reading this blog. Though I have a healthy respect for spiders, and don’t want them in the house, I am not … Continue reading →

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… on guard…

Posted on April 14, 2022 by oct17

“Do you see those yellow weeds in that field?” Tom moaned one morning as we looked out the kitchen window. “Every single one contains millions of seeds, all headed in our direction. It is impossible to keep them from our … Continue reading →

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… at home…

Posted on January 27, 2022 by oct17

“Oh, Tom, we have a summer place, don’t we?” I squealed over the loud music. He grinned, and nodded. We were cruising about 70 miles an hour this past Sunday on a country road, well, maybe  50 around the curves. … Continue reading →

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… holding on…

Posted on December 16, 2021 by oct17

“Go to your safe place and stay”… warns the TV or cell phone.  “Stay until the disaster is passed.” Is there a safe place when more than 30 devastating winter tornadoes make a very long journey through six states, destroying … Continue reading →

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… scattering jewels…

Posted on November 3, 2021 by oct17

Sometimes there are surprises in what we see. These days my vision is often blurred, even with glasses, so until that is corrected, I will enjoy some mistakes in reading! One morning when reading a passage in Hebrews, I declare … Continue reading →

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… today is forever…

Posted on October 20, 2021 by oct17

So. I had this moment… The treadmill, gaining speed like the little train going nowhere, transported me to the recently located book shelves in the garage. In seconds, the years of Tom sitting for hours, thinking deeply as he studied … Continue reading →

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… waiting…

Posted on September 2, 2021 by oct17

You’ve heard the statement… nothing in life is certain but death and taxes.  Let’s add another certain reality… waiting.  We all wait… for something.  Some wait longer, wait more patiently, more often. But we all are waiting. I so wish … Continue reading →

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… holding fast…

Posted on July 12, 2021 by oct17

Hold on for dear life… how often have you cautioned your child with those words when you were pushing them in a swing. “Go higher, go higher,” they squeal, and you keep warning them to hold on. This phrase has … Continue reading →

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… talking and touching…

Posted on June 28, 2021 by oct17

“Someone has taken care of your meal check,” the server told us with a smile. “Now, I wish I had ordered dessert,” Tom grinned.  While we were wondering who and why someone had given us this surprise gift, the manager … Continue reading →

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