Tag Archives: meaning

a visit with Mike – March 11

Posted on March 13, 2017 by

3.11.2017 out for the day with the prodigal son, damaged by birth, by life, by all the bad chances and changes that can harm   and yet, he smiles and we try, because God made him   and somewhere in … Continue reading →

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signals – December 13

Posted on December 14, 2015 by

12.13.2015 tree lights in the dark signaling   warmth in the cold   for all of us. ————–

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two funerals – June 5

Posted on June 7, 2015 by

6.5.2015 two funerals four families age being no barrier to lives passing on   we gather in church telling stories from Jesus and stories from lifetimes that mean that we care   we gather and notice we gather and mark … Continue reading →

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pots of gold – May 19

Posted on May 21, 2015 by

5.19.2015 fine mist sprays a turn of head and the arc of sky opens rainbow   above the trees down into laval scrub it sings of pots of gold. ————–

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hey big boy – August 4

Posted on August 5, 2014 by

8.3.2014 forest glade primeval dark, bare stream wending, older trees down, roots lifted out of the softened earth by summer squalls.   breathe in, pause. one barred owl calls and a lady love replies.   hey big boy, I’m over … Continue reading →

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mr. machines – May 31

Posted on June 1, 2014 by

5.31.2014   Mister Machine, Hoppy and six guns, Barbie and Playdoh GI Joe   childhood frozen in long afternoons of trying to make the Etch-a-Sketch run.   Lionel, Flyers, coasters and wires, knowledge of more than just bicycle tires   … Continue reading →

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