Praise God for the “normal” things . . .

. . . waking in the morning to the sound of much needed rain, sharing a breakfast at our local “good old boy” restaurant, stopping at the library and leaving with 2 heavy sacks of books, celebrating the progression of summertime in our gardens, sitting in ”our row” in church with 10 great grandchildren—ages 6 and under, gently stepping back in [...]

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Measuring out my life . . .

  For I have known them all already, known them all: Have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons, I have measured out my life with coffee spoons; from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, by T. S. Eliot Like the famous Prufrock, I’m measuring out my life—only not in coffee spoons, but rather in those [...]

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One Minute at a Time . . .

My collection of clocks, each one being correct twice every twenty-four hours, reminds me of the unpredictability of time.  I used to think that “One Day at a Time” was a good adage.  Now I say, “One Minute at a Time.”  With my husband’s severe health issues, life often changes momentarily.  Unscheduled trips to the hospital are [...]

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