Monthly Archives: October 2006

October 9, 2006

Thinking about thanks

Things I am thankful for today -         the sun and the golden leaves -         snowgeese;  fields full and skies full -         a huge turkey well roasted.  Children and grandchildren to eat it with. -         Laughter together. -         Watching a terrible … Continue reading →

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October 8, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving

Here I am, at the end of a very nice Thanksgiving Sunday, one turkey eaten, potatoes, stuffing, corn, salad, pie, etc.  We had 13 at our table today – only four more than usual actually.  Tomorrow we do it all … Continue reading →

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October 6, 2006

A reminder

This morning I ate a mandarin orange.  When I was little, these were called fondly “Japanese oranges” since they literally came from Japan.  Then we only could buy them at Christmas time.  A box of these mandarins were a special treat … Continue reading →

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October 4, 2006

Laughter

Listening to the laughter.  It sounds good.  We had a hard and stressful morning working on kids sedated just enough to get the work done.  Lots of crying today.    Now there is laughter.   The poor service guy.  What … Continue reading →

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October 3, 2006

Journaling

In the course I am taking, one of our exercises asked us to paraphrase this verse:  Psalm 42:1  As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. I enjoyed this paraphrase exercise.  Poetry is … Continue reading →

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