Tag Archives: thankfulness

Lent Prayer 6 – March 10

Posted on March 10, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 6 dark night, black yet calm. like the inside of a soul that has not yet seen the light but knows that it is coming. thank you Lord for the impulse of creation. ————

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Lent Prayer 2 Failures, a part of our stories whose burden we bear, by whose grace we have grown. I give thanks to you Lord for these moments, these graces, that touched down in my life along the way … Continue reading →

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a weariness worth bearing – December 23

Posted on December 24, 2013 by landl30

12.23 the fatigue of an evening spent with friends, glasses raised, songs sung, stories shared. the fatigue of lives that care and carry on, a weariness worth bearing ——————–

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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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her smile broke me open – November 4

Posted on November 5, 2013 by landl30

11.4 her smile broke me open the very first time sitting on the back porch when I drove up and lighting up the whole sun in my sky. years in the doing asking, loving, making I … Continue reading →

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grace in between – September 26

Posted on September 27, 2013 by landl30

9.26 The leaves have begun their descent into the crannies and wrinkles of bone bare sump below the dam. soon colors will flare and singe but not yet. a pause, as if hesitant anticipation is the harbinger of what … Continue reading →

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tan legged woman – September 9

Posted on September 10, 2013 by landl30

9.9 tan legged woman works the garden while I ride the mower in a yard and home we have created together. with boys out it is now the two of us. as it was in the beginning is now and … Continue reading →

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early morning haze – July 11

Posted on July 11, 2013 by landl30

7.11 early morning blue haze is topping the pond, light edging through the swamp grass fronds as the sky lightens and orange white corners touch into the window sides refracting the day. i sip my sumatra coffee and … Continue reading →

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