Tag Archives: family

Lent Prayer 11 – March 15

Posted on March 15, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 11 my family gathers around like those at the table in Jerusalem   when you took the bread and said that you would be with us.   we share a cup now though not always in remembrance   … Continue reading →

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rose sided tea pot – February 7

Posted on February 8, 2014 by landl30

2.7.2014 rose sided tea pot chipped top edge family heirloom like the rest of us   useful but used. —————-

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hi mom – February 4

Posted on February 5, 2014 by landl30

2.4 hi mom. I brought you this nice man, and this book I wrote about the strong women of the  bible.   you taught me all this, praying on your knees each day, breathing through your pain to help me … Continue reading →

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being frank – February 1

Posted on February 2, 2014 by landl30

2.1.2014 pinched face, tight lips hands pressed hard at the sides   it must have been hard to be Frank, when your sons   don’t respect you, even hate you and call you down   while you struggle to put … Continue reading →

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family crockery – January 29

Posted on January 30, 2014 by landl30

  1.29.2014 family crockery out of boxes, chipped rose-patterned tea pot, crystal sherbet glass caked with dust of the years, ceramic beer stein with company logo for service well done, china from england, silver tarnished to dark fantasy duskiness.   … Continue reading →

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o tannenbaum – December 22

Posted on December 23, 2013 by landl30

12.22 warm lights, tree decor, ornaments with names of children and hopes fulfilled.   fifteen years, long term, anniversary, child born, power ranger orb, etched silver cradles.   birth of the One matching births of our own. family story evoked  … Continue reading →

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goodies – December 20

Posted on December 21, 2013 by landl30

12.20 mix sugar, flour, eggs, butter, chocolate, drop by teaspoon onto butter greased pan, insert heart scan probe and proceed.   Christmas goodies like grandma made before we knew about blood vessels and blockages and trips to the ER.   … Continue reading →

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apple pie blessings – November 27

Posted on November 28, 2013 by landl30

11.27 I pick up an apple and the peeler, start around, getting the sides, top, and then use the round chopper for slices suitable for the pan. Sugar cinnamon, nutmeg, yum. Butter pats before the top crust goes on and  … Continue reading →

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boxes of boxes – November 25

Posted on November 26, 2013 by landl30

11.25 boxes of boxes of things put away until   until it doesn’t matter anymore, until   the use that was in them no longer applies   or until the lives that were in them now   speak different voices … Continue reading →

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grandma’s cooking – September 2

Posted on September 3, 2013 by landl30

9.2 In a kitchen filled with smells she was a large woman, foursquare jaw surrounding a blocky plain beautiful face that had strength in it beyond years. the paring knife operated ever so deftly in her large rough hands peeling … Continue reading →

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