Good things to teach kids when they're young...
In no particular order, these lessons made life with children much easier:1. How to run for the toilet when you're going to vomit.2. How to fasten your own seatbelt.3. How to pour your own cereal and...
View ArticleNeglectful Blogger!
I am not gone. This blog is not forgotten. A few things have happened since Jan. 12 and I just haven't thought them all through enough to write about! In the next few days, look forward to some...
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Name Game
I have wondered why people would name their cars. My family has always referred to its cars by make, model or color. We've been through the blue car, the station wagon, the van, the green car, the El...
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If I am on schedule in the mornings, I pass a commuter bus on my way to work. The driver is waiting for the right moment to begin his run and there's a spot by the neighborhood pool that is the perfect...
View ArticleIt's Lent and I Am an Episcopalian
Yesterday, in fine Episcopalian form, I ate pancakes with my church family.Today, also in fine Episcopalian form, I gathered with my church family to be invited to a Holy Lent, have a cross of palm ash...
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Story of a Prayer Shawl
Several years ago I heard about a meditative practice that involved knitting. For a while I felt left out because I didn’t knit at the time, I “just” crocheted. How stupid was that? Of course a prayer...
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Coming In Last
First, a confession. I am a couch potato. And, I feel somewhat guilty about it.Last spring I participated in a local training program for women and completed my first timed 5K. I walked the 5K and...
View ArticleBehold! A way of seeing God around us.
Ok. I laughed when I read Fran's post at Notes from the North Woods.She starts out:At a Lenten Quiet Day this week, our leader, The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of the Diocese of Maryland, talked...
View ArticleBehold! Day 1
1. Behold! The perfection of this rose!2. Behold! How tightly this weed clings to the earth.3. Behold! The church family kneels in prayer on Good Friday.
View ArticleBehold! Day 2
1. Behold! Last night's amazing full moon.2. Behold! Today's spring rain.3. Behold! The people grieve after Good Friday and are hopeful because they know the next chapter.
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Favorite Flowers
Oh, first...1. Behold! My messy desk at work, symbol of the fact that I have a job.2. Behold! A great cup of coffee with the office friends.3. Behold! The warm cat curled up at my knee.Now, favorite...
View ArticleBehold! A New Post!
My, oh my. It's been MONTHS since I last opened this blog! (It's also been three years since my first post.) There have been lots of "behold" moments since April. And many of them have been savored.As...
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Labyrinth
Walking to the center of a labyrinth as a physical act of centering prayer is a powerful experience. Like sitting quietly and meditating, walking the labyrinth is not without its distractions,...
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Random Fall Photos
U2 Concert at FedEx Field Sept, 2009 Vietnam Veterans Memorial October 3, 2009CrucifixWashington National Cathedral Oct., 2009 Underside of a really cool mushroom, Oct, 2009Dogwood, Oct, 2009 Wolf Gap...
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Remembering the Butterflies
Today, November 25, is the anniversary of the 1960 assasinations of Minerva, Patria and Maria Teresa Mirabal, along with their driver and friend Rufino de la Cruz. Known in the Dominican Republic as...
View ArticleOlympics
I'm watching the last of the men's 50K cross country skiers come to the finish line. I don't know if NBC kept the cameras rolling because it's good form to honor the last as well as the first, athlete...
View ArticleApple Crisp Time
This afternoon I made my first apple crisp of the season. It's cooling now on the stove and smells wonderful. We'll dig into it soon.As I cut up the apples and smooshed butter into sugar and oatmeal, I...
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Round and Round
The seasons they go 'round and 'round!When I began this blog I was a new grandmother.Now look! There she is - first grandchild - four years old.As the Circle Game continues, this first grandchild is...
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Checking In!
I got a message the other day that someone had left a comment on a blog post! Wow! Someone is still reading my dormant blog? I'm so awful at keeping up a with journals, diaries, blogs.While talking to...
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Backyard Nature Study
July 28 We knew when she started building the nest that we'd have a "boarder" for about a month. Here are some photos of the robin family who grew up on our deck.When the babies left the nest, I felt...
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