Tag Archives: simplicity

a day with her – May 17

Posted on May 19, 2015 by landl30

5.17.2015 a day with her, no agenda, is joy, comfort, serenity. mahalo, breath of life. ————-

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my turn – January 15

Posted on January 16, 2015 by landl30

1.15.2015 let’s go around the circle, what do you love. the dog, my friends, a light schedule walking in the rain, my day off. Lindsay, I said. —————–

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tin angel – December 15

Posted on December 16, 2014 by landl30

12.15.2014 a tin angel dangles from our lampstand clanging in her only clunky way. small and white, her chipped halo sends a word. grace found here. simplicity. beauty from a tin can. —————————

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6.12.2014 rain in the night brings a smile snug in our beds windows askew doggie hiding in the tile bathroom the steady rising and slowing patter flows like good wishes down the roof slant washing away the sins and … Continue reading →

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a glimpse of heaven – May 3, guest

Posted on May 3, 2014 by landl30

Want to catch a glimpse of heaven? Gaze into the eyes of a child. A glimpse revealed in nursing babe, in curious gaze, in toddling explorations; earthworms in the garden, snowflakes on the tongue. Wondrous, liquid lenses gathering in the … Continue reading →

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Lent Prayer 39 – April 12

Posted on April 12, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 39 purity of heart, said Kierkegaard, is to will one thing but I do not, and the tear rends me with confusion. quiet my heart O Lord that I may see your path forward and … Continue reading →

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good morning moon – December 26

Posted on December 27, 2013 by landl30

12.26 good morning moon shining through bare winter limbs to say hello. stark, clear, magical norman rockwell in brilliance, you greet us. the quiet before dawn speaks volumes. —————-

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houses of the holy – December 13

Posted on December 15, 2013 by landl30

12.13 New England church, snow falling outside clear glass, simple white openness strung with greens. Words and music. Low mystery building, altar, candles, deep and sensate, incense, dark wood, glass aged in prayer. Heart. The triune sender speaks … Continue reading →

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simple gifts – November 28

Posted on November 29, 2013 by landl30

11.28 the steel blue river of ice bends its swan neck amongst fifty foot sentinels, balancing the browns and needle golds below. while the sweet fall wift of smoke upon the wind echoes passages of time and hearth and … Continue reading →

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