Tag: darkness
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Dark Can’t Mask The Light
Our plans had changed suddenly, and John and I found ourselves in downtown Orlando with some time on our hands. We decided to go to a restaurant on top of a building after hearing the view was pretty good. What an understatement. The sun was setting, and the colors and light were so spectacular that…
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Light Up The Dark
My dear husband is the master of tchotchkes. Little knick-knack types of things that amuse people for a brief moment, a short-lived trinket. His forte is finding such objects for our grands. One of his favorite items are glow sticks, the kind you bend to make them brighten up for a short time. He handed…
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The Light Will Come
When local meteorologists assume the role of Dougie Downer to let us living in Florida know that this will be a rough hurricane season, the rising winds and darkening clouds make me wonder if IT is coming. We’ve lived through the effects of hurricanes. Gratefully we don’t live on the coast, so we don’t have…
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No Way Out
photo courtesy of Ellen Tanner on Unsplash I’m an impatient person. I can be composed, even patient, with people. But we all have our “stuff” that causes us to be later than expected or unaware of necessary steps we need to take. However, I’m not at all about waiting for elevators, escalators, or anything that…
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A Light In The Darkness
There were thumps and thuds on the roof, and it wasn’t Santa’s reindeer. I’d been inside the house, decorating our tree and working into a rhythm of preparing for the holidays. I’d love to approach the Christmas season with a calm and peaceful posture rather than the hurry and scurry that typically takes over my…
