While I was getting ready for our trip downtown, Natalie ate the schedule.
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now what time was that train?
Posted on May 10 , 2007 in Weblog
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teacher for the day
Posted on May 10 , 2007 in Weblog
So Anna was “teacher for the day” which means that she got to wear Mr. Jeff’s keys around her neck all day long, she got to sit in the teacher’s chair and generally rule the classroom. I believe that she’s been aspiring to this type of role for years. When she woke, she asked me [...]
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one good heart
Posted on May 10 , 2007 in Weblog
After a scary episode in the ER, my dad found out that his heart is in great shape. He sent me this photo just to prove it. I wasn’t sure how to feel when I pulled my dad’s heart out of the envelope, but here it is–after forty years with type one diabetes–pulsing with life. [...]
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a prayer for tattered creatures
Posted on May 07 , 2007 in Weblog
Last night as I was tucking Anna in she showed me a butterfly’s wing she’d found in the back yard. To her amazement and mine, she was able to identify the butterfly in her animal kingdom book by slipping the wing on top of the butterfly image in the book. Just before I left I [...]
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check mate
Posted on May 05 , 2007 in Weblog
Tripping Over Joy What is the difference Between your experience of ExistenceAnd that of a Saint? The saint knowsthat the spiritual pathIs a sublime chess game with God And that the Beloved Has just made such a Fantastic Move That the saint is now continually Tripping over JoyAnd bursting out in LaughterAnd saying, “I Surrender!” [...]
