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Dec. 3 Advent Thoughts : Give Lavish
The whole day is your gift: hold it and read a leaf at a time, never hurried, never waiting. Step, step, slide, then turn, dance on the calendar, reach out a hand, give lavish as anyone ever gave- all. – from the poem "Some Days of Its Gift" by William Stafford...
Sunday’s Thought
“Contemplative prayer is simply a wordless, trusting opening of self to the divine presence. Far from being advanced, it is about the simplest form of prayer there is. Children recognize it instantly—as I did—perhaps because, as the sixteenth-century mystic John of...
March Snow Postcard
We all spent yesterday digging out. It was a perfect bluebird day. The rare kind of winter day here that requires sunglasses. There is a lot of snow. It is chest high in some places. I am not sure what the official total is, but I overheard someone say 40 inches, and...
Haines Police: “Stay Home”
I am very happy to be home, blizzard or no blizzard, after about ten days on the road --or more accurately off the road- as I was in Juneau to see the kids, Kodiak for writing talks at the school and library, and finally a quick overnight in Tenakee for the warm...
Friday’s Thought
I have been in Juneau for a few days visiting the kids, and now I'm in Kodiak. Last night I had a wonderful dinner with a book club full of women that have known each other a long time. There was also a Schnauzer/Poodle that looked like a terrier named Murphy who...
Sunday’s Thought (And Smile)
"We each have an appointed time on this earth, so live as if your departure date is tomorrow. Hug your friends, tell your family you love them, praise God and open the champagne.Nothing is forever. Always err on the side of generosity."-- Carol Flegel, whose husband...
A Sign?
When my old friend and neighbor Betty, moved into Haines Assisted Living, her niece cleaned out her house and sold it and some of us helped. Betty had been quite a gardender in her day, and her basement workbench was full of dirt and seedling trays and dry old...