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Sitting in the Joy
I am sitting at my desk on this rainy ,grey March day and many thoughts percolate in my somewhat foggy brain. I love a stay home morning and the quiet solitude that allows me to unpack and process a few things. I have already listened to a few William Prince songs to continue the wonderful gift his music and his wisdom gave us last night as we sat in the joy of his Stand in the Joy tour. We were almost at the very back of the balcony in the beautiful Imperial theater but his voice was clear and beautiful as it resounded in that place. I was glad to find a Kleenex in my coat pocket as tears flowed freely down my cheeks over and over. The lyrics of one of William Prince's songs says love gets easier and harder all the time. So does joy. Amid heartbreak , worry and struggle it sometimes...
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There Will Always be Flowers
For those of you who read my blog regularly you may have noticed I've been absent. Busy, I might say. Away. I might tell you. All true but so much more. Life has taken a turn I didn't see coming but on some level I always knew it was a possibility. I will not go...
What I’ve Had Enough of!
Hanging out my laundry a few minutes ago I thought of a story I was told about an interaction in a retail establishment a few days ago. Asked to put his mask up over his nose a man lashed out angrily stating he had enough of this ... and threw a...
That’s All I’ll Ever Become
I just heard a moving interview with William Prince and listened to his song That's all I'll Ever Become. I quickly went to the You Tube video of the song and listened to it again. I closed my eyes and cried at the emotion and truth of those words. Living to the...
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...
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...
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...