Monthly Archives: May 2005

Oh, The Lonely Little People

This morning P is phoning one of the patients that needs work done in the OR.  A child answers the phone.  A very young child, maybe kindergarten or grade one.  She should actually be in school by this time of … Continue reading

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Rain, Rain

I knew there was a reason I didn’t turn on the sprinklers last night.  This morning I awoke to the sound of rain and to the freshness of the smell of rain on the earth.  It is such a clean … Continue reading

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Prayer Room

This is one of the spots in our prayer room.  A place to write down prayers or confessions to be either shredded at the foot of the cross or posted on our “wailing wall”.  I don’t know if the people … Continue reading

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Friends

This whole weekend has been rather busy.  Yesterday getting the prayer room ready took longer than I thought.  But it is the kind of doing that I find enjoyable.  And now the room is ready and will be a blessing … Continue reading

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Home for the weekend

I am home for the weekend with few other demands on my time than: – grocery shopping.  Have’t done a real shopping trip in too long.  I end up hurriedly shopping for milk and bread and stuff too many evenings … Continue reading

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Strange Sights

Getting up early lets me have some quiet time and gets my day off to a good start.  And getting up early lets me see some interesting things early in the morning – deer running by, flocks of geese lifting … Continue reading

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More on Ruthless Trust

Brennan Manning sums up his book pretty well in the last few pages when he says:             “Ruthless trust is an unerring sense, way deep down, that beneath the surface agitation, boredom, and insecurity of life; it’s going to be … Continue reading

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Will work on these pictures

The picture uploads seem to have a glitch.  Have to go to work but I will reload them later. Update – loaded the pictures by ftping them.  Some glitch in the prairie fusion uploader?  Likely I am doing some little … Continue reading

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Of Goldfish and Weddings

I have never been to a wedding before where in order to entice the bride and groom to display their kissing skills, one had to swallow a goldfish live.  But Hey – it was their wedding and they are kind … Continue reading

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Spring

Today felt like spring.  It was warm and the sun was shining.  The trees are budding out although it is still too early for leaves.  And the days are getting so long.  Almost 9 now and the sky is light … Continue reading

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