Tag Archives: blessings

Angels looking after you

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Kathy

All day, all night, angels looking after you, my dear… This is a song I used to sing to my kids when they were growing up. The “real” lyrics are slightly different, but we all make up words to songs, … Continue reading →

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How are you doing, really?

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Kathy

Today I am thinking of you and you and you. Wondering how all of you are doing, really. It’s been seven long months of this pandemic. The case numbers and deaths are rising and politics can be overwhelming. Many of … Continue reading →

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Birthday seashells and blessings (like friends, electricity and raspberry crumble)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Kathy

Today is my birthday. Sixty three years old, or so the birth certificate says. My mom agrees–back in 1957 she gave birth to her first little baby some time just after 1 a.m. She doesn’t remember the exact time, and … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ birthday blessings…

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Kathy

  I am driving back home today along the shores of Lake Superior, thinking now of you and you and you. The car tires strum pavement, waves lap and seagulls wing overhead. Have just spent almost a week with my … Continue reading →

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The titillation of conflict

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Kathy

I am still amazed at our human propensity to be titillated about conflict. Something in the human mind loves drama. We so often rush to read about negativity, challenges, despair, suffering. We’re often intrigued to learn more about the day’s … Continue reading →

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Hope in darkness

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Kathy

The clock ticks 6 a.m. Outside our Little House in the Big Woods the wind howls fiercely.  Father November has thrown a deep cloak of blackness across the breasts of trees and the wood stove sputters in the basement. Barry … Continue reading →

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Blessings of the flock

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Kathy

Tuesday.  Blessings of the flock. You’re walking up the road.  The air feels still.  Silence reigns between tall trees with lingering yellow leaves.  Fallen leaves smell crisp with childhood memories of burning raked piles.  In the distance, a logging truck … Continue reading →

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Could rejection, illness or suffering ever be a blessing?

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Kathy

We tend to think of blessings as positive happenings in our lives. We win a million dollars, we secure the desired job, we raise perfect children, we finish school, we live secure and content happily ever after. We tend to … Continue reading →

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When eagles somersault and autumn leaves sparkle here at home

Posted on October 20, 2013 by Kathy

Today shall be my weekly blessing post.  Thanks to my blogging friend from Scotland, Harula, who has inspired me to write weekly until 2014 dawns. Please admire the photos of the still-gorgeous autumn leaves all around our house.  This is … Continue reading →

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Gratitude for sh*t

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Kathy

Gentle reader, We’ve now reached Week 3 of this Gratitude series. This week something happened. I hesitate to tell you what.  It might offend your sensibilities.  Literally, this might stink.  It is a very sh*tty blog. But let us persevere! … Continue reading →

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