Warning: Best read with tongue in cheek. An Amazing Leprechaun Story Some of you may remember that four and a half years ago, I made a trip to Ireland. It was the fulfillment of a lifetime dream. Ireland is a mystical country and, when the mist lies low on the hills and the shamrocks […]
Mar 9, 2019
A Rumble Through the Heavens
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Lightning shivers across the window followed by a rumble of thunder. What is there about rain that is at once soothing, invigorating, leaving one with a feeling of being closed away from the world, tucked in where everything is safe and warm? Is it the realization that nature is in charge, and whether the rain […]
Mar 6, 2019
Tragedy Under the Bird Feeder
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It was a quiet, winter morning. The sun shone on juncos, bluejays, chickadees, cardinals, and finches pecking at sunflower seeds in and under the bird feeder that hung from the crepe myrtle bush. Nothing about the scene hinted that a tragedy was in the making. A blur of brown swooped into my field of […]
Mar 4, 2019
Rainbows, Any Time
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Rainbows! On a sunny day, my bedroom is filled with them. They may not be in arches, like the ones we see in the sky, but the bright colors are there, a part of a rainbow on my wall, a smidgen on the floor, a little dab on the ceiling. The room is warm, […]
Mar 3, 2019
The Lovely Covering of Snow Light
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I had forgotten the beauty of snow light. It doesn’t need a source of outside light, it brightens and covers and has a soft glow of its own. I wonder if it was a coincidence that my devotional reading this morning was Psalm 27? The Lord is my light and my salvation. His light covers sins […]
Mar 2, 2019
Do You Have Your March-ing Orders?
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A brand new month, calendar page is pretty and clean, spring is coming, winter is going, so we’d better have our bags all packed and ready for March. Things to pack: a positive attitude, lots of smiles, optimism, hope, friendliness, hospitality, sympathy (and empathy too) curiosity, energy, fresh ideas, sunny outlook. Things to leave […]
