Tag Archives: memories

More Prayers….

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

Let nothing upset you; Let nothing frighten you. Everything is changing; God alone is changeless. Patience attains the goal. Who has God lacks nothing; God alone fills every need. ~Saint Teresa of Avila I know a cure for sadness: Let … Continue reading →

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Charm Bracelets

Posted on May 1, 2010 by

When I was applying to the various cancer patient dream foundations I had to write up the kind of dream I wanted to make come true for Lou. My theme was The Royal Treatment. And every Queen needs jewels. Lou … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on January 6, 2010 by

I don’t think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains.  ~Anne Frank Loulou is begging for her privacy, asking for her life to return to some kind of normalcy.  I’ve left her alone with my Dad … Continue reading →

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Lou-Lou

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

She has brown hair and brown eyes, and she was always just a little bit of a thing.  Growing up she laughed so easily, and she always had a smile, a grin, and a bit of mischief in her eyes.  … Continue reading →

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Our Town

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

I love this song by Iris Dement.  This is the first song I ever heard her sing, and it really moved me.  One of my favorite songs.

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A few of my favorite things…

Posted on November 13, 2009 by

Our kitchen sink is a double bowl porcelain giant.  Salvaged from a demo job by my husband, it sat in our yard for years, filled with green mucky slime and whatever the wind blew in.  When it finally was time … Continue reading →

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Transcendence

Posted on October 30, 2009 by

I sing in a church choir.  The church isn’t really the place where I expect to find God, surprising as that sounds, so you can imagine that I was caught off guard last Sunday when God found me. It was … Continue reading →

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Harmonica Morning

Posted on September 4, 2009 by

This morning my six year old daughter and I were waiting on our front porch for the bus to come.  The sun is so bright, the air so clear and yes I love September, love sitting in the cool morning … Continue reading →

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