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Advent Thought(s) Dec. 13, Lord Have Mercy
"The give and take of it all, my muddled pride."-- Jessica Gigot in her poem, "Amends." The highest and best use of my time is not baking. I did a lot of it the past two days. But, as we all know, or at least I do, the quickest way to a better mood is to spend a...
Dec 16 Light and Good Will
"Christmas has a special delight- as though the season is cheering you on."-- Jeanette Winterson Dec. 16, Saturday, 11:15 am, 30 degrees, low tide, calm winds, fresh snow. About as perfect a soft December morning as they make. (Late again-- I had to put the sandwich...
Dec 15: A Fine Performance
From Mary Oliver's poem "Invitation": "...it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world. I beg of you, do not walk by without pausing to attend this rather ridiculous performance..." Dec 15. 10 am on the Chilkat Beach. 33 degrees....
Dec. 14 Update: The Team is in Anchorage.
The seven Haines wrestlers made it to Anchorage for the state tourney this evening on Alaska Airline's "milk run"-- Juneau, Sitka, Yakutat, Anchorage-- Some of the parents are there, too. (Well, at least one who confirmed this for me.) I thought you'd like to know. (...
Dec 14 : Something Good can Happen Anytime Too
"Yes" -a poem by William Stafford: "It could happen anytime, tornado, earthquake, Armageddon. It could happen. It could you know. That's why I wake and look out- no guarantees in this life. But some bonuses, like morning, like right now, like noon, like evening."...
Lucky Dec. 13– Maybe?
“Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes it rains.”- Satchel Paige “Fulfill now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants as may be best for us…” Book of Common Prayer Weds. Dec. 13 Chilkat River Beach. 9:45 am. Snow and rain, 33 degrees. Gusty south...
Dec 12 Bad Weather & Good Will
“The opposite of faith is not doubt, but certainty. Certainty is missing the point entirely. Faith includes noticing the mess, the emptiness and discomfort, and letting it be there until some light returns. Faith also means reaching deeply within, for the sense one...