It’s official–winter of 2013-14 is a thing of the past. We are free of the clutches of the cold, the wailing wintry winds, frostbit fingers, tingly toes–aren’t we? Well, maybe. At least, we’ve started a more benevolent season, if we ignore the threat of tornadoes that comes along with spring. One bit of folklore is […]
Mar 19, 2014
Wednesday Wanderings
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Tiny Tim used to sing, “Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Me”. I haven’t seen any tulips blooming yet, but I invite you to tiptoe through Wednesday with me. It may be a meandering journey because my mind has a tendency to jump from one thought to another with no connecting links between. Yesterday, I read […]
Mar 18, 2014
Tuesday Tidbits
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Has anybody noticed the strange antics of these shiny black birds that come around each year? Part of them, maybe it’s the males, have a pretty red band on their wings and their song is truly musical, sort of liquid. But, at times, they will stop eating and peer upward. Do they see something I […]
Mar 15, 2014
Friends, Fellowship, Food
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“A friend loveth at all times,” (Proverbs 17:17). She doesn’t condemn, nor shun, nor preach; she simply is there, caring about me whether I’m right or wrong, whether I’ve had success or failure, whether my purse is full or empty. A friend loves me for who I am, not for what I can do for […]
Mar 14, 2014
A Good Day After All
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Yesterday, as Sara and I sat in the porch swing eating ice cream, I was reminded of one of my favorite commercials: a farmer has had a harrowing day of lightning strikes, being chased by a bull, etc., but at the end of the day, he sits down with a bowl of ice cream and […]
Mar 13, 2014
Light the World with Laughter
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Jane, who has a way with words, captioned one of the pictures we took yesterday. “Smiles of the cozy critters” she called it. And, she was right. When we get together for our critique, we do our fair share to light the world with laughter. I think we must be incurable optimists. We are doing […]
