nature
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I like to spend time in the quiet of the early morning or the late night. The darkness of the sky showcases the stars as they bring forth their light. It is as if the earth is waiting for the brilliance of the sun to appear as it waits in silence. The sun is always
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It is easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to love God in all things. St. Francis of Assisi This past summer, while I was in Italy, I visited the city of Assisi, the home of St. Francis of Assisi. Almost immediately upon entering this
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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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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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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it
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We had our first measurable snow fall, and I experienced it while I was away at a friend’s cabin. The snowfall was a just a trace when we arrived, as if the snow was sprinkled carefully over the ground. The cabin is cozy and nestled by a lake surrounded by spruce, fir, oak and maple
Fears and Tears 