Easter – Season of New Life Some Native American tribes celebrate a baby’s first laugh rather than their first word. Makes sense to me. American society values language skills highly, but isn’t the ability to laugh and see the humor in life just as valuable? In fairy tales I can imagine an evil fairy stealing […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Highs and lows, speed up, slow down, sharp turns, throw-up. I’m not a fan of roller coaster rides. I’ve only been on a small one and that was enough. I don’t like being jerked around, spun up and down, high and low. It’s too much like life! I have […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Who was this woman, Catherine of Sienna, who dared to confront one of the most powerful men of her time? Who dared to suggest that he was wrong, who dared to speak for God to a man with authority? Certainly it wasn’t she, but God who spoke through her, […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Ah, spring! Sunshine and a warm, caressing breeze. Time to shed winter coats and thermal tops like a snake sheds skin. Open the windows. Clean the house. Tend the yard. Wash the car. Ah, spring! Time to sit on the porch and bask in your gladdening breezes. Time to […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Everybody keeps asking, “Are you excited?” “You must be so excited.” Yes, she is excited. She’s also scared and tired. Will she be up to the challenge of raising a child? Will she be a good parent? Will she know what to say, how to say it? She keeps […]
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If you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, then you know that I use wordpress for my website. I attended my first wordpress meetup on a snowy day in January four years ago. I had noticed a recurring announcement about the meetings in a local university’s newsletter for some time and had […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Little babies coo and smile, waiting to be baptized. Knobby buds appear on trees, waiting for release. Crocuses push through a thin layer of late snow. Piglets squeal on the farm. Wobbly colts try out shaky legs. Spring is finally here! Easter is finally here! Therefore, reform your lives! […]
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Easter – Season of New Life New. Brand-new. Unmistakably new, like the unique cry of a newborn baby, a cry that disappears by the time the infant is three months old. My new car with its new car smell. If I could market that scent, I’d make a fortune. Brand-new. Smells new, looks new. No […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Some people think evening is the best time of the day–a time for rest after a day’s work done well. But evening can also be a time for regret, for errors made, for tasks and kindnesses left undone. I prefer the morning with its promises, its opportunities. In the […]
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