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A Post Card From a Record Snowfall, Even for Alaska.
At least I've heard it's a record, and it sure feels like one. The sun came out yesterday, the north gales continue, and the highs are around 15. The pool opened again this morning, and a few of us were even there. Heavy snow is forecast for Monday. In the meantime we...
Lettuce and Love
Advent Thoughts for Monday, Dec. 1 “We live in a world created by an architect greater than ourselves.”- The Rev. Dr. Jessica Chicka The sun came out today for a little bit. Tenakee Avenue was busy with walkers and cyclists and dogs. (There are no cars in this city of...
The First Sunday in Advent & A Gift for You.
“To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic… And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in...
Sunday’s Thought
“A person’s way of being human is the most authentic expression of their belief or unbelief. A person’s life speaks more about their faith than what they think or say about God.” --Tomas Halik I am part of a Juneau-based group of women called the ReSisters, which...
Stray Thoughts on Gandhi, Saints and Trees.
“If you don’t find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further.”- Mahatma Gandhi I missed sending you a Sunday’s Thought (and a blog of the rest of the week’s thoughts too) for all kinds of good reasons. Facetime with one daughter,...
We are Stardust
Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood - was created inside a star before Earth was born. - The American Museum of Natural History The new Quick Shop building is going up next to the lumber yard and...
Sunday’s Thought (s)
Hold On, Keep Going, Trust and be Trustworthy. At the Sacred Heart Catholic Church last week, at the Saturday evening service, the priest said a few things that I have been thinking about. I sometimes attend the five o'clock mass with my friend Teresa, but she is in...