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Happy Trails to You…
A song of my youth that Dale Evans and Roy Rogers planted in my memory bank; a song paired with a parting shot of them gently lumbering off into the sunset on horseback. “Until we meet again”, the second line in the song, presented a hopeful farewell for the days to come; an optimistic belief…
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Advent Cradle Psalms
A Litany in Three Voices How can this be? the question is asked. Dear Little Babe, bidden into life, what is the pathway? Whose permission do you ask to be born? To whom do you sing? Mama, may I come alive in you? Mama, will you carry me? Mama, will you see me through…
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GOD’S PRESENCE ALONG THE JOURNEY
It was a beautiful October Saturday and the Marble Church family was apple picking at Hurds Family Farm in the Catskill Mountains. When my group had gone through all the rows of apples, we ventured into a very small wooded area. On that site was what they call the “Hurds Famous Weather Rock.” Intrigued we…
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Amaryllis
Amaryllis bulbs are a metaphor for hope. Hope is God’s promise when it is a dark time for us, when we cannot see signs of change or the possibility of growth. One has to wait and be patient…hope is not a quick fix! The hope which God gives us provides a place to stand that…