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Scratchings on Paper in the Middle of the Night. Poetry, Life Musings, and Inspiration. Lifting piles of golden leaves,. Along the thirty-foot chain link fence,. Now a painted canvas,. Its beauty ephemeral like all things beautiful. Tomorrow it will be just a fence,. 5D, via Wikimedia Commons.
Felix Culpa -Oh happy fault. Our fall, tragic, yet oh Felix Culpa, oh happy fault that brings me to the grace of Christ. I am nothing without Jesus. Turn the lights on, look at what I have. Grace upon grace, upon gra.
Finding the rainbow as a caregiver. Having experienced such moments of despair, we live in fear of those days returning in one form or another. But by doing that, we may fail to recognize the beauty and the wonder that has always existed, even in our darkest days.
While most of my 14 year old contemporaries were listening to the soundtracks from Grease and Saturday Night Fever, I was finding inspiration in the lyrics of a song based on a Bronte novel! 8220;Romper, bomper, stomper boo. Tell me, tell me, tell me, do.
My first name is not ERIN. For this part of the story I will have to tell you my real first name. Likely this will be the one and only post in which I will mention my first name. If it were not such a significant part of something that happened I would not consider it but, unfortunately, this part of the story does not work without it. Over the next few days we would all encounter this insensitive.
A talented filmmaker friend made an insipiring documentary short film on my dancing with the elderly. There is an IQ and an EQ, but maybe there is also an SQ? October 5, 2014. Would you like to dance? I asked Phyllis. The death storm is coming, she answered.
Emme has been full of questions for me lately. I know she has been missing Grandma, as we all have. How do you become a Grandma? Once you are a Grandma, do you stay a Grandma for your whole life? Do you think Grandma can see me from where she is at? When do I become a Grandma? Seven year olds take things very literal. It went down the slide with her many, many times today.
Maybe God wishes to teach me a thousand new things, move me from being in a thousand different directions to just ONE, and show me a thousand reasons to BLESS his name. Maybe that is why He moved me 1,000 miles away. Sunday, February 6, 2011. It reminds me of that very awesome song from R. Around the World in 180 Days! Fresh Air and Foxholes.
Thursday, December 11, 2008. the return of the Sarah Palins. Merry Christmas! Send your own ElfYourself. Friday, December 5, 2008. Be still checking in here from time to time.
Adventures of a Redhead in Italy. Monday, November 14, 2011. Cravings, mood swings, and randomly bursting into tears. If you type all these things into WebMD. But you could just be an exchange student.
8220;There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign. Saturday, May 19, 2012. Two Wrongs Do Make a Right.
Friday, May 18, 2012. I just got home from an amazing year abroad. I am in love with Chile. I am so happy to be home with my family. Thank you for all your prayers. Post coming soon about my trip to Easter island. Friday, April 20, 2012. I know its been a while. thanks for being patient with me. I have been really busy lately plus my macbook has been having problems and my keyboard finally stopped working. Thanks for your prayers and support. Please keep praying for me and I will be home in 25 days! .