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December 9, 2023 The Seventh Day of Advent Yesterday I took a short walk around the block, just me, no one in tow. The weather, for December 8, in Des Moines, was beyond pleasant. The sky was blue, and the sun was shining. This is a gift, I thought, as I ambled […]
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- Dec
- 2023
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It is good to hold the memories of the past, which bring joy. It is good to remember the lessons of the past, no longer destined to experience that which is already in your Book of Wisdom. But, the sweetest is to embrace, with fervor, that which is in the present, with […]
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December 8, 2023 The Sixth Day of Advent Yesterday, my grandson taught me that the best of gifts is not a wrapped present, but my presence with him, the gift held within doing something together. My granddaughter came with the same lesson today. We are a multi-generational household, but no […]
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- 2023
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When all around you seems to be moving at a harried pace, be still. The faster the outside world is moving, move slower, breathe in deeply, and restore peace. There is no need to hurry, even when you think there is so much to do that you will never get it all done. […]
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December 7, 2023 The Fifth Day of Advent Today, I took one of my grandsons Christmas shopping. This year we decided it would be a lot of fun for him to pick out something he really wanted, within reason, of course, a pre-Christmas gift. When we arrived at the mall, we walked and walked […]
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- 2023
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Come, there is something I must tell you. Come, there is something I must give you. Come, here I AM. Will you listen, so you might hear that which I say? I will speak to each of you, in a different way, for that which I will say is meant especially for […]
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December 6, 2023 The Fourth Day of Advent This morning, I rose, opened my bedroom door, and walked into my small sitting room. I turned on the lights of the Christmas tree, and the other lights sitting about. In the darkness of the room a frequency of lights began to create the energy […]
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