It was a warm sunny day, so unusual for January 1st in upstate NY. I gathered my belongings to leave from an overnight stay, took them to my car and left them on the hood. I didn’t have the keys. This stump and the green grass below it called out to me saying, “Come, join…
Today is Take-Down-The-Tree Day, a kind of sad day that we must face every year. Most people where I live have already done this because I saw the trees on the side of the road last Tuesday & Wednesday as I took my son to school. That was a little harsh for me. We’re always…
“Just living isn’t enough,” said the butterfly, “one must also have freedom, sunshine, and a little flower.” Hans Christian Anderson
“We would never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world” Helen Keller
One year, so long but so short. Where did it go? What did I do? How do I feel about it?These are the questions I ask myself at the end of a year. What was my life like in 2011? I took some classes and learned new skills. My unemployment ended, and so the job…
Since last summer my daughter has been talking about cutting her hair and donating it again. She’s done this a few times in her life starting from when she was about 10 because she has hair that grows well. This time she decided to do some research about the companies that take hair donations. She…
“Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, people cannot live without spiritual life” -Buddah
God does not work by only one method, paint in only one color, play in only one key, nor does He make only one star shine onto the earth. -Eberhard Arnold Read more: http://www.beliefnet.com/Quotes/Christian/E/Eberhard-Arnold/God-Does-Not-Work-By-Only-One-Method-Paint-In-Onl.aspx#ixzz1h6zECYGU
“Let a good man do good deeds with the same zeal that the evil man does bad ones.” Hasidic saying attributed to the Belzer Rebbe, Shalom Rokeakh
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens
I’ve been absent, missing, maybe even avoiding this blog. This time of year has become painful, depressing and stressful even though I don’t want it to be. I think, “I should decorate, I should buy presents, I should be spreading joy.” But this year, and last year I only felt great sadness. I’ve been missing…
“He prayed as he breathed, forming no words and making no specific requests, only holding in his heart, like broken birds in cupped hands, all those people who were in stress or grief.” Ellis Peters
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