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August | 2008 | apple seeds
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Archive for August, 2008. Gone But Not Forgotten. She came to us on a Wednesday night, smelling like dog, all furry and gorgeous. Something took her just as quickly as she came. By Sunday night she was gone. We suspect it was a virus. The heart breaks but that’s okay. Sometimes hearts are meant to break. The few days she spent here in her new home were filled with love, words of praise and serenity. Dear Hubs and I cannot have children together. But we had a dog. Playing, Fetching, Sleeping.
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Mother’s Day and Father’s Day for the Rest of Us. This is an ode to women and men who have yielded to the joys, trials and opportunities of stepparenthood and adoptive-parenthood. For better or for worse, I stepped into the role with open arms less than a year ago. To imagine. But every soul on this planet grows. We cannot stifle growth and love and learning. Being a new parent is and will continue to be a learning experience. Children, with love and compassion. I tell my stepson that I’m here ...This ye...
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Puppies and Babies | apple seeds
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September 28, 2008 at 7:51 pm. Have you ever had a dry spell? You know the kind of dry spell where the creative juices have ceased to flow? I seem to be stuck in a dry spell, a writer’s block. My normally active imagination has been on strike for several weeks, causing a marked lapse in my blogging. Today during weekly worship, Pastor Steve used this metaphor for spiritual dryness, and I’m paraphrasing, Is your heart so dry that you can feel the prickly cacti? Is there is a cattle skull baking in the sun?
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U-Turn | apple seeds
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July 15, 2008 at 2:09 am. We took the scenic state highways from just south of Kansas City and into Memphis. From there we traveled via interstate highway through Mississippi and into New Orleans. The interstate was surprisingly just as scenic as the byway. None of us had traveled those roads before so the entire 14-hour trip was one of discovery. Signs galore, but I don’t recall having seen any. Life is that way, isn’t it? If you have ever been in a rut, what alternative route was presented to you?
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May | 2008 | apple seeds
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Archive for May, 2008. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day for the Rest of Us. This is an ode to women and men who have yielded to the joys, trials and opportunities of stepparenthood and adoptive-parenthood. For better or for worse, I stepped into the role with open arms less than a year ago. To imagine. But every soul on this planet grows. We cannot stifle growth and love and learning. Being a new parent is and will continue to be a learning experience. Children, with love and compassion. I tell my steps...
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September | 2008 | apple seeds
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Archive for September, 2008. Have you ever had a dry spell? You know the kind of dry spell where the creative juices have ceased to flow? I seem to be stuck in a dry spell, a writer’s block. My normally active imagination has been on strike for several weeks, causing a marked lapse in my blogging. Today during weekly worship, Pastor Steve used this metaphor for spiritual dryness, and I’m paraphrasing, Is your heart so dry that you can feel the prickly cacti? Is there is a cattle skull baking in the sun?
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November | 2008 | apple seeds
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Archive for November, 2008. The terrorist attacks against our country on September 11, 2001 alienated a great number of North Americans from Islam and Muslims. Because they learned that the terrorists operated in the name of Islam, and because they are totally ignorant of that great civilization, they condemn Muslims as a whole. How many Iraqi Muslims? How many peace-loving Iraqi Christians are wrestling deep in their souls the question of whether to forgive us? How many peace-loving Muslims? One should ...
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Interfaith Community | apple seeds
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November 9, 2008 at 10:25 pm. The terrorist attacks against our country on September 11, 2001 alienated a great number of North Americans from Islam and Muslims. Because they learned that the terrorists operated in the name of Islam, and because they are totally ignorant of that great civilization, they condemn Muslims as a whole. How many Iraqi Muslims? How many peace-loving Iraqi Christians are wrestling deep in their souls the question of whether to forgive us? How many peace-loving Muslims? One shoul...
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June | 2008 | apple seeds
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Archive for June, 2008. Greetings from New Orleans where Dear Hubs, Adorable Stepson and I are currently on vacation, visiting and staying with my in laws. Wow, what a place! On the road trip down here, we had our usual “emergency tuna pack meal” in the truck and were able to feed a man on an exit ramp outside Jackson, MS yesterday. Adorable Stepson was intently paying attention, especially when the man devoured a homemade cookie with a huge grin. More news as the week progresses. Meanwhile, enjoy God.
