outside, a crow climbs the steep angle of the neighbor’s roof rain drips from the fig tree, branches bare and barren inside, heat rattles the registers boys squeal in delighted play on the blue carpet rain drips from the fig tree, branches bare and barren on my lap, a fleecy blanket and an open book […]
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Two Thousand
Posted in Gratitude on Jan 18th, 2013
Since writing this post a year and a half ago, I’ve penned another 1000+ things for which I’m thankful; I’m re-running this post because reading it reminded me again why the list matters, why numbering it is helpful, why I need to keep writing down the gifts and graces of my life (hint: it has […]
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Hymn of Grateful Praise
Posted in Gratitude on Nov 20th, 2012
For the beauty of the earth… For the glory of the skies… For the love which from our birth… Over and around us lies… Lord of all to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. –Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1864 According to Robert Morgan, this well-known hymn is one of only a few Christian […]
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