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Monthly Archives: April 2017
High Sierra Hwy 89 – April 29
4.26.2017 the road drops a thousand feet on either side. no matter. after the first hundred the rest won’t matter. ————————
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Tagged acceptance, awe, danger, Emerald Bay, mountains, nature, stoicism, Tahoe
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prayer – April 24
————— 4.24.2017 face on the pillow cheeks marked by the oxygen line. her eyes are down barely open and it scares the hell out of me what happened to the little girl, precious diamond child, at age forty … Continue reading
his chair gets up – April 20
4.20.2017 his chairs gets up by itself a button moves him into position to rise, step, move out for bodily functions. and yet his voice is clear his eye sharp his listening full and present, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, bodies, courage, grace, limitations, medical, persistence, possibilities, soul, strength
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easter dinner – April 16
4.16.2017 the family feast gone, more food than possible because each brought, made provided more than asked and consumed, ate, took, less than expected. but the conversation said hello, and little voices played around the table feet and … Continue reading
Good Friday – inexcusables – April 14
robbery, rape, murder treason, theft, cruelty mean kids bullying the weak, strong kids pushing their weight a mother beating a vulnerable child, a father violating their innocence when we are at our most despicable, totally inexcusable … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, failure, faith, forgiveness, Good Friday, grace, guilt, honesty, Jesus, need, pain, redemption, shame, sins
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our father – April 12
4.12.2017 I held his hand and we said the our father the strength of his grip defying the frailty holding on tight to claim the faith that joins us as he awaits an end. ———————–
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Tagged Christianity, clergy, companionship, courage, faith, grace, hospice, mortality, Prayer, touch
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first steps of spring – April 11
4.11.2107 we walk the green grass path now edged by the final snow of spring, tinkling faerie bells tuning up as ice drops from branches plink plunk into the stream, and birds chip chireeep into the new sun, snaring their … Continue reading
sabbath comes over me – April 8
4.8.2017 sabbath comes over me like a dream state sitting in the service eyes closed, soul at ease like a soldier at ease resting but alert open to what might come. my breathing softens. why this dream state. … Continue reading
direct apprehension
4.7.2017 hearing God’s voice directly. asking and waiting for a word. a sense attribute more lost than found for secular us. ————
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Tagged change, connection, devolution, God, loss, perception, Prayer, senses, spirit, vision
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