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215 Lives not Lived

215 Lives not Lived

I have no words but yet the deep and dreadful ache of this horror can not be ignored Surely we as a people can not ignore the shame of our past that has shaped the indifference and acceptance of our present. These 215 children were loved and had futures that were...

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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

 Among my daily thankfuls I always include my home.Just like everything in our lives my home has flaws and shortcomings but so many wonderful aspects . It has evolved and changed and adapted but has been home since 1989. I look ahead  a few years and...

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What’s in Your Garden

What’s in Your Garden

 Double digits of May and time to start thinking  GARDEN. The seeds are purchased, the tilling will happen soon and seeds will be dropped. Optimism reigns as I look to another gardening season. Yesterday I bought the fuchsias to make up my hanging baskets...

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Even in Our Sleep

Even in Our Sleep

Even in our sleep, pain which cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart until in our own despair , against our will comes wisdom through the awful grace of God. AeschylusSleep is my welcome escape and yesterday was one of those days I retreated to it; two naps...

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On the Periphery

 Heidi, Heather, Lisa, Jolene, Aaron, Emily,Kristen, Sean, Alanna, Tom, Joey,Greg,Jamie, John,  Joanne, Lillian,Dawn, Frank, Gina,Corrie, Joy, Peter. On this day of our loss we remember and circle the periphery of a deep and unfathomable pain knowing the...

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Familiar Grief

Familiar Grief

 I wake this morning so thankful for the sunshine I see streaming through the window. I wake so thankful for the day ahead , a day I can stay home and a day I hope to write many new words. I woke from a dream that left me with the title of today's blog. In the...

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