Pictures can be intriguing, especially when they contain an unknown face from the past. Yesterday my friend Jane sent me a gift of a Facebook page called, “Dusty Old Thing.” I say it was a gift because I really do enjoy it. On it are pictures of antiques, objects that were important to someone at […]
Dec 14, 2013
A Mysterious Hoofprint in the Snow
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A word of warning at the start: This morning my meandering mind can’t seem to settle on one subject. Dozens of thoughts are chasing each other through my head but I’ll capture a few. Maybe settling them down into words will help direct them! In the first place, I neglected to tell you that right […]
Dec 13, 2013
The Gift of Love
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Today’s blog post is an imaginative rendering of what might have gone on in the stable the night that Christ was born. I have not found it written anywhere and it is entirely my own thoughts on what might have been true. “And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, […]
Dec 12, 2013
Precious and Priceless Peace
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The older I get, the more I enjoy the blessing of peace; not just peace, mind you, but peace that comes of being free and contented and pursuing my own dreams. In school, we learned about “pax romana” or the peace that Rome imposed upon conquered nations. That is not peace at all but a seething […]
Dec 11, 2013
Small Lights, Lasting Memories
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Each morning, I plug in the Christmas tree lights. The tree sits right beside my computer and it is nice to see it glow. I believe I enjoy the ornaments more this year than I have for several years. As I said the other day, the tree is decorated with memories, many of them going […]
Dec 10, 2013
Snowlight
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In the early morning hours, long before daylight, the world outside my window is frozen, white, silent, and beautiful. The only lights come from neighbors’ houses and from the layer of snow which lies inches deep on the ground. Snow not only magically changes a wintry landscape, it muffles sound. Have you noticed that? Not […]
