• I Still Do

    Today is my 31st wedding anniversary; it seems like yesterday, and it seems like a lifetime ago, when we took our vows to love, honor, and cherish each other until death do we part. “I still do” are the words that keep coming to me this morning. Marriage has been a great teacher for me…

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  • Meek and Humble of Heart

    “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves, For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” Matthew 11:28-30 For the past couple…

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  • Finding Peace in Prayer

    I woke up this morning with my dog Sam, right next to me. He had maneuvered his dog bed next to my bed, with his head literally touching the frame. Dogs are special creatures and I think they can sense feelings around them. It was a comforting way to wake up, I felt protected. My…

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  • Geraniums

    At the beginning of summer, I thought a red theme would be nice and I picked up two hanging baskets of geraniums for my front porch. The color stood out and they contained ivy vines in them. Needless to say, I didn’t water them as I should and they looked pretty bad. I had resigned…

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  • In My Corner

    This past week, I went on a girls trip with my daughters. We did not get a chance to do our traditional family vacation like we usually do in the summers. The kids are adults now, and schedules are harder to make time work for everyone. So, my husband and I came up with an…

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  • A Beautiful Garden

    I have lately felt the dryness and desolation of being in a barren desert. I imagine myself in a beautiful garden that I am to take care of. I fetch water from a far off well that is deep and as I bring my empty bucket and lower it down, I find that I have…

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  • The Light of Christ

    This past weekend was the Feast Day of the Transfiguration of the Lord. Jesus led the Apostles Peter, James and John up a high mountain. Then a miraculous event happens, Jesus is transfigured before them. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. Matthew…

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  • Called to Serve

    I have been drawn this week into scripture with Martha, Mary and Lazarus. Martha is the woman that stands out to me as I read the living word. As I offer my quiet time to Lectio Divina and pray for the Holy Spirit to come, the verses speak to my soul. They reveal a different…

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  • The Power of Prayer

    Prayer is a wondrous thing, it is a connection that runs deep and is vast, like the universe itself. It is hard to comprehend all the intricacies that are within; all the unspoken words, all the unknown hurts, all the hopes and dreams, the deep longings of the human heart, but the Lord knows. That…

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  • A Ray of Sunshine

    Last week I received a visit while I was at work from a kind and generous lady. She brought me a beautiful hand written card and a bag of homemade baked goods from her and her family. When she arrived, I assumed that her gifts were for someone else in the office and not for…

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