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Always

The world has lost another beautiful soul. Tonight I give thanks for this talented actor whose portrayal of Severus Snape as written by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter novels taught some, reminded others, that there is more to people than what meets the eye.  Professor Snape reaffirmed for us the truth in Mary Lou… Continue reading Always

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The Third Day of Christmas

On the third day of Christmas..... Tonight I sat listening to the carols being played and sung by people who have come to be a part of my family.  As they sang and played the guitar and the flute and the drum box, I was, once again, moved to tears in the midst of "Silent… Continue reading The Third Day of Christmas

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Columba pacis

This evening as my Aub and I gathered together in a circle of 100 or more people gathered at the Vigil, I looked down in the midst of the singing, and I saw this leaf there on the ground in front of me.  It intrigued me and comforted me.  As prayers were said for the… Continue reading Columba pacis

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Why We Usually Run Out of Ketchup

It's just not on my radar. I live in a house of ketchup eaters.  Of which I am not one.  At all. I grew up with them too.  Sister loved ketchup so much she would eat it on everything from eggs to the Friday night fishsticks.  (We didn't have them every Friday, but when we… Continue reading Why We Usually Run Out of Ketchup

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Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover, or T-Shirt Slogan, or Pajama Bottoms…..

So I sat in a courtroom today and was overwhelmed by the broken stories that surrounded me.  Broken relationships, broken finances, broken homes.  At one point I just hung my head from the weight of it all. I sat, listening and remembering all the times I sat in that same courtroom waiting to see if I'd… Continue reading Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover, or T-Shirt Slogan, or Pajama Bottoms…..