Come ~

Isaiah 2:5

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the 

First Sunday of Advent

Awaiting A Journey ~

quietly tucking

 November

away

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preparing the way

for Advent

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But as for me,

 I watch in hope for the LORD,

 I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

Micah 7:7

Winging It ~

"What wings are to a bird,

  and sails to a ship,

 so is prayer to the soul."

Corrie Ten Boom

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may your week

be filled with occasion

for gratitude

and thanks-giving

 

 

Insomnia ~

Insomnia

"I cannot get to sleep tonight.
I toss and turn and flop.
I try to count some fluffy sheep
while o'er a fence they hop.

I try to think of pleasant dreams
of places really cool.
I don't know why I cannot sleep -
I slept just fine at school.” 

Kathy Kenney-Marshall

is an author of children's poetry

you can read more about her here

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When you lie down,
 you will not be afraid;
Yes, you will lie down and
 your sleep will be sweet.

Proverbs 3:24

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A Temporary Parting ~

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lodged there 

farewell laced with hope

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“Anything looked at closely 
becomes wonderful.”
A. R. Ammons

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"where is thy sting"

from

 1 Corinthians 15

Slaying Dragons ~

perhaps you've had occasions

where you've been

"scared spitless"

Sandra Heska King

has graciously invited me

to share such an occasion at

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would love to see you there

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Sandra is also

 sponsoring a giveaway

that will bless the socks off someone

and it's for a heart-giving

God-sized dream purpose
by Jennifer Dukes Lee

Simplicity ~

"There is a certain majesty in simplicity

 which is far above all the quaintness of wit.”

 Alexander Pope

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may your weekend be filled

 with the beauty of

 simplicity & gratitude

When You'd Rather Say Yes ~

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before the snow came

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"Self-respect is the fruit of discipline;

 the sense of dignity grows with the ability

 to say no to oneself."

 Abraham Heschel

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Softly Falling ~

 "Let us walk in the white snow
in a soundless space;
With footsteps quiet and slow,
at a tranquil pace,
under veils of white lace."

Elinor Wylie

a new season begins

Timely ~

"Time is very slow for those who wait
Very fast for those who are scared
Very long for those who lament
Very short for those who celebrate
But for those who love

 time is eternal.”
William Shakespeare

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“The future is something

 which everyone reaches

 at the rate of sixty minutes an hour,

 whatever he does, whoever he is.”

C.S. Lewis

 

Waylaid ~

I was on my way

to the kitchen

 when I noticed

the sun 

 playing

with the fern

I almost

missed breakfast

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I hope you have

a wonder-filled day

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"But hope is no less realistic than despair.

  It is still our choice whether

 to live in light or lie down in darkness."
Rick Yancy

A Resting Place ~

"so I wait for you like a lonely house
till you will see me again and live in me.
Till then my windows ache.”

Pablo Neruda

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 My people will abide

 in a peaceful habitation,

 in secure dwellings,

 and in quiet resting places

Isaiah 32:18