I rise to spring sounds of birds singing airy notes from black branches silhouetted before a navy sky. The world is not light, but it is less dark. The sounds seem as if coming from the depths of a wooded forest, but it is only a few trees in the yard and hedgerows in […]
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AN ANSWER
I don’t know how one can view a sunrise over a natural world and not believe in a Higher Power. Maybe we don’t call It God (though I do), but Something exists to give order to all that cannot be explained without faith. If we are to believe our present scientific theorem—that the […]
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SIMPLY KNOWING YOU
Everyone matters. We all have good to give. Recognize it. Share it. Help good grow.
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A WEEK LATE
“The Lord is my Shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.” That was last week’s responsorial psalm. I don’t know how many times I’ve said it in my life, recited these words without thought—hundreds I would guess—but this time was different. Without Mass as a worshipping body, I read the words from a Missal. […]
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WISHING THIS
Brightening another’s day does the same to our own. I hope it’s a beautiful day, weekend, and Mother’s Day for all.
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MAY 5, 2020
It rained two inches yesterday. The ground is wet, but already, the sun and wind have moved ponded water from its place. The skin of the earth is a lighter brown as water settles deeper and the surface dries in the sun. It is too wet for field work but a beautiful day […]
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WHAT DO YOU DO WITH AN IDEA?
Last night, my daughter made me cry. She read me a book. I was having an evening when I felt a little off. Sad isn’t the word, but there was something in me that wasn’t settled. When I work through moments like that, I feel a difference and I know it shows. She […]
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MAKE YOU SMILE
Everyone deserves to feel special in, and from, a smile. Sometimes the only thing in our way is the word we choose: “would.” We already “can.” The choice is ours to make the effort.