Less Like The Hummingbirds

August 13, 2011

He was close enough that I could almost reach out and touch him! That hummingbird hovered near me, his wings a blur, as I sat on my porch pondering the day ahead. He chirped at me! I know that you probably think that hummingbirds hum, but they don’t … they chirp (if you don’t believe [...]

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The Fading Sunset; A Prayer

October 10, 2010

On a crumpled scrap of paper I had saved for thirty years, I found the fading penciled words of a Navajo prayer. At least, that’s what I was told at the time. I’d found it on the program at a small church service in some nameless town while we visited on vacation. The words had [...]

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Thirteen Reasons I’m Thankful — Turkey Is Not One Of Them

November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! I imagine that you all are ready for the feasting and football. What? You haven’t slain the turkey yet? We haven’t either, because there will be no “traditional” Thanksgiving in our family this year. With our children scattered around the country, my Sweet Spousal Unit and I haven’t had a real Thanksgiving since [...]

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Counting Blessings

January 15, 2007

May it be Beautiful before me. May it be Beautiful behind me. May it be Beautiful above me. May it be Beautiful below me. May I walk in Beauty. Navajo prayer If you are reading this, it is time to count your blessings. You have electricity. Chances are that you are warm, safe, and dry [...]

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