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Keeping my Sundays
I don’t know about you but lately, life’s come at me fast. My job’s been hectic and our social life equally so. Recent rains mean the yard needs attention. This old house is always needy and it feels...
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Need be still
Slowing down, accomplishing nothing. On purpose. Puttering in the kitchen to the snores of old dog. Easy, meandering conversations. Or none at all. Quiet, simple, expansive moments of peace. Would He...
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‘Tis November
‘Tis November today. It arrived with a roar. Cool yet lovely, not to be ignored. I’m home, you see. With my ever-present list. One that I might just choose to dismiss. Instead, I shall work at coffee,...
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Random Five Friday ~ Home again
It’s Random – It’s Friday – Let’s go! 1. Home. I’m home again. 1458 miles, 3 hotels, and 2 time zones and it’s confirmed ~ I love to go but I love to come home even more :). 2. Sitting in the Detroit...
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The silence of a Sunday
Yes, after being gone all week, my soul craves an ordinary Sunday. Laundry tumbling. Chili simmering. A Sunday paper waiting to be read. Fresh linens. Sunlight warming a cotton throw. Coffee &...
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Monday, Monday
google.images.com What a great weekend! Stayed in with Hubbs Friday, visited Grandpa Saturday, and cozied in that night, too. It rumbled, rained and roared most of Sunday and ~ yep, you guessed it,...
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The beautiful moment after the door closes
“Have you ever heard the wonderful silence just before the dawn? Or the quiet and calm just as a storm ends? Or perhaps you know the silence when you haven’t the answer to a question you’ve been...
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Random Five Friday
It’s Friday! It’s random! Let’s go ….! 1. Our trees are have peaked and with the rain this week many have let go. There are still beautiful scenes to behold and yesterday I noticed another favorite...
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Day 14 – Hello Friend
Today marks 2 weeks that I’ve been off work ~ two whole weeks! Yes I’ve worked some, I have to or what will greet me on my return will resemble an avalanche. But two weeks! Here are a few things...
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Quiet the mind and the soul will speak
It’s been some time since I’ve written and I’m sorry about that. I don’t like to write just to have something to post. I also don’t always want to talk just to talk. Sometimes … I just need quiet....
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Summertime Sundays
Summertime Sundays often find me alone in the house ~ with good intentions but few accomplishments. I wake when I wake, no alarms, just quiet. The house is cool and calm .. Hubbs has slipped off to...
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The wake of a quiet mess
Today marks the first of 11 glorious days off. My “Out of Office” messages are on; the laptop and iPhone are not. This morning started just as I’d planned — waking naturally to a twilight house,...
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Come and get your love
As of today, Sunday, I’m officially at the 5 & 11 mark: 5 scheduled work days left followed by 11 days off. Eleven. Gloriously wonderful Conference-call-free days off! Yes I’ll monitor emails and...
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Spending my Sundays
Sunday ~ windows open, birds chirping and lawnmowers buzz in the distance. 3 weeks ago ~ snow; today ~ 70F. Hubbs hurried around earlier as he readied for golf; I slept in, savored coffee and started a...
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A Quiet Day
A haze hangs in the air ~ both from rising humidity & the smoke of last night’s festivities. Front yard free show! I’ve got a beef roast with carrots, onions and potatoes simmering in the...
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Time on
Time off or … time on? As often happens, I am up against a “use it or lose it” vacation days scenario. But add to it the complications a pandemic brings — it’s difficult to make travel plans, as the...
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September Sunday musings
I’m back from our first corporate conference since 2019 ~ what a whirlwind. It was fun to see colleagues again and meet the new ones but there was so little personal space; after 2.5 years of...
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5 Randoms – Upgrades, peopling and sister time
Here we are, so late in the year. How did I miss so many months without reading all of your posts or writing any of mine? Life continues at warp speed. Here are 5 *randoms* from my crazy corner of...
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Winter storms, winter breaks, and not talking
Winter break – that magical, mystical time between holidays when schools are closed, work slows and I can think, dream, breathe and relax. This Christmas Winter Storm Elliott shut down most of North...
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Soul support, Sam Hell, and steering the river
In a noisy world, how do you nurture your soul? Bubble baths? Long walks? Prayer? Honey-do lists? Sweat & exercise? Loud music? Chocolate? Meditation and quiet? What’s your go-to? I have many, and...
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