Tag: hope
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Pray For The Pony
When I was growing up, I was one of those girls who loved horses. Obsessed may be a better way of looking at it. I’d cut pictures of horses from magazines and put them into my dream scrapbook–the place where I planned, plotted, and projected how I would someday get my own horse. I collected…
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Ferris Wheel Of Fear
photo courtesy of Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash We had an incident. We have lived in a quiet neighborhood for quite a while, a place where we not only enjoy our neighbors but also feel safe knowing that they have our backs if something goes wrong. We live on a spring-fed pond that isn’t very large…
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This Little Light Of Mine
The cacophony lasted well into the night, a typical celebration of New Year’s Eve marked by the loud booms of fireworks in the neighborhoods surrounding ours. I’m grateful I use a sound machine to block out life outside our bedroom windows. Celebration is something that humans love to do. With life in general carrying so…
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Hither–Thither–Yon
There’s a scene in the “Wizard of Oz” where Dorothy first meets the Scarecrow. He’s hung up in the middle of the field, and she has no idea which way to go. The Scarecrow tries to help, but his efforts are confusing. He points every which way, both shaking and nodding his head. Dorothy’s query…
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It’s Too Soon!
I was running errands with my daughter, and four-year-old Nolan was tagging along. Not by desire, but by necessity. In one store, there was a plethora of Halloween costumes and decorations, situated next to early Christmas knick-knacks. It was quite surreal; it has still been in the 90s here, and hurricane season is now in…
Tip of My Iceberg 