Ch-ch-ch-changes

Wait, didn't I already use this title? Oh yes, back in June when my church service assignments changed drastically and I was about to start work with the young women (girls aged 12-18) of our church. Well, a short yet eventful 3 months later, that service...

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Getting Out of the Gift Box

The Story of Me and Weddings, Graduations, Birthdays, Showers, etc.: I never get presents handled on time. I know why. If you really want to know it's because I'm an egomaniac in this one particular area of my life. No, really. I'm stuck in a box of...

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That Time Has Finally Come

I've started collecting drug store reading glasses. I have them by my bed and in my knitting bag and in my purse. I got away with it for 3 years. Everyone told me that, like clockwork, the day after my fortieth, I'd need glasses, but I cheated fate....

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Books

After a summer of non-fiction for book groups and studying a lot of instructional material for leading the youth group, I've taken some time in these first two weeks of September to dive deeply back into literature. It has been a reminder of just how...

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Stitches Midwest

I'm posting this to both this and my knitting blog so in the off chance that you read both, you can skip the other one.This weekend I was in my element: Teaching. All weekend long, from Thursday till Sunday I got to teach and teach and teach. I went...

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Some Sweet, Calming Music for an Emotional Day

I don't have any profound thoughts for this day, but what I do when I'm feeling like I need to ponder something is I listen to music and sing along. This is some of what I'll be listening to today, as much for the music and the sound as for the lyrics.The...

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Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.

I have to agree with George Eliot, the author of my title. While the rain has moved in for a few days, that just confirms, along with the cool, bright days of last week, that the world is turning round, an Equinox is coming and soon it will be autumn,...

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Deep Thoughts

Happy 9/9/09! I'll be gone most of this week, so I've set up for a few thoughtful posts that I've pulled from my drafts folder and other journals to magically appear while I'm gone. Have a great week!Why the Heck AM I so busy? I got some interesting...

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A Few Images

Here are some that I like of the First Day of School and our Weekend in PA:The Official 2009 First Day Photo Shoot:Sam- starting his senior yearSara-starting her sophomore yearEvan- starting his 8th-grade yearMy homework last Monday night, along with...

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For those of you who worry about my sanity...

Here is my view down the slope of Blue Knob, a mountain in PA as i sit under an enourmous old oak tree and listen to children running wild with nary a facebook page in sight. The only thing on my agenda for the next three days is looking at this view,...

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