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It’s Time…
They say time is a thief. Looking at my twenty year old son, I want to agree with that sentiment. I can still see his tiny newborn face, all red and wrinkly from his time in the womb. Wisps of… Continue reading
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Gilding the Lily – #1: “to gild the lily”
Let’s start at the very beginning. I hear it’s a good place to start. The first idiom we are going to explore is probably a bit obvious. ‘to gild the lily’ It’s not my favorite one, but when I ran across… Continue reading
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Gilding the Lily – Welcome
Long ago, I was a sophomore in college. That was the year my family decided to fill the space I left behind with a foreign exchange student from Italy. I didn’t get to spend much time with her, but on… Continue reading
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Scent from Above
One whiff. We’ve all experienced it. A scent, as familiar as our own skin, catches us off guard. One brief smell, and we’re in another time and place. Or maybe it’s more vague and the smell is attached to more… Continue reading
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Metamorphosis
The wonders of all the world can be found in the smallest of things. Continue reading
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Get Your Bake On
There is nothing, I repeat, nothing, as comforting as the smell of a fresh baked loaf of bread just pulled from a hot oven. Golden brown crust, crackling with crispy perfection, freckledwith tiny heat blisters and dusty from a light… Continue reading
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Hour Glass
“…redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:16 Continue reading
Longing & Belonging 