Tag Archives: Ephesians 4:32

… purposed… for more.

Posted on October 4, 2025 by oct17

I remember the dress was faded. Very faded. Chocolate brown doesn’t fade well.  Not only was the little dress a dull color, but it had  been stripped of whatever adorned the small bodice initially, exposing rows of uneven, darker stitches … Continue reading →

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… protected by kindness…

Posted on March 12, 2024 by oct17

“I believe you could talk to the wall,” someone laughingly said to me recently. Well, I thought she was laughing; maybe she was being unkind. I shared with her that I just had had a delightful chat with the new … Continue reading →

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blooming… in the litter…

Posted on March 22, 2021 by oct17

I was  mad… I had been picking up trash… litter…  is the nice word for the debris scattered alongside the road near our home in the country. The first day I gathered three large garbage bags in about two hours. … Continue reading →

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… a redo …?

Posted on February 5, 2021 by oct17

Wow… the first page of the 2021 calendar is now a memory.  How quickly January  vanished. One day at a time, gone. Whatever happened… those events in our control or not, can never be undone.  We can’t turn the calendar … Continue reading →

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… found. a new home…

Posted on September 18, 2020 by oct17

If you read last week’s blog … on the way home…you will remember our pigeon was out for the day. After being here, resting for four days, we assumed  he was on his way home… NOT. Walter, as Tom had … Continue reading →

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learning . . . loving. . .on the journey

Posted on March 13, 2017 by oct17

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 →

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