“Pain passes but beauty remains.” Renoir
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if you feel helpless…
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Most of us have felt like we are moving through a thick, gray fog. We drift along, our heads down, surrounded by dullness. But then…
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where it all began
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Last week, my friends gave me a vase full of near perfection…
Read moreThis Old Table
“Mommy, let’s color,” she would say and go get her plastic pencil box filled with crayons. I’d pull out construction paper and other supplies and sit down at the table with her. She would stand in the chair, lean on the table, and hold a worn-down crayon between chubby toddler fingers...
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“Mommy, let’s color,” she would say and go get her plastic pencil box filled with crayons. I’d pull out construction paper or printer paper and other supplies and sit down at the table with her. She would stand or sit on her knees in the chair, lean on the table, and hold a worn-down crayon between chubby toddler fingers...
Read moreA Moment from Ireland
Ballyhaninch Castle, Ireland. Photo by LeAnne Martin, glimsen.net.
My family and I spent last week in beautiful Ireland and came home with phones filled with photos, minds filled with history, and lots of good memories. In future posts, I'll be writing about some of the beauty we saw there, including the castle above, called Ballynahinch. This castle with its large estate was built by someone who could very well be my husband's ancestor. We wish...
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