basking

 
The caption with this sweet AP photo was “Lions enjoy the sun in their enclosure at a zoo near Amman March 29, 2009.” 
I’m in the process of reading through and trying to memorize the words of Psalm 104.  This photo reminds me of a few of the verses, 19-22:
“The moon marks off the seasons, [...]

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getting back to normal

I went for my third run in nine days this morning.  My first was Wednesday of last week and let’s just say that my out of shape muscles were quite sore for the few days following.  My second run was on Wednesday of this week and then I ran again this morning.  I can honestly say [...]

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well said

I’m not a huge poetry aficionado, but I do enjoy Emily Dickinson. I feel as though she expressed herself articulately and thoughtfully yet in a simple way.  One of her poems seems extremely appropriate for the grey dreary day we are experiencing here in Minneapolis today.  It has been snowing off and on throughout the day…and it is [...]

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fun in the sun

We had a great time in Denver.  I think whenever you travel from a colder climate to a warmer one, you automatically have a good time.  It was wonderful to visit with family, have some delightful weather, see my sister’s stomping grounds, breathe the clean mountain air and explore some new places.  For example, we visited [...]

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heading west

For the past five years, the women on my mom’s side of the family (my mom, my sister, myself, my aunt and my two cousins) have gotten together at least once a year for a girl’s weekend.  The past few years it has coincided with the first communion celebrations for my cousins’ children. This year, we are heading [...]

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St. Patty

Since today is St. Patrick’s Day, at least for a few more hours, I thought it would be appropriate to post something written by him (or at least attributed to him…I suppose it is hard to know for sure if he wrote this, but that is what they think).  The “breastplate” prayer is his most [...]

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wedding “cake”

My friend Easten got married today.  (I seem to have a lot of friends getting married this week!)  Easten is a friend from Gustavus and is without question one of the sweetest, purest, most faithful women I have ever met.  I am thrilled for her and her new husband, Micah.  They had a lovely morning [...]

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A much needed ray of sunshine

So, if your day began anything like mine, it might have started with you having a  few anxious thoughts about finances and feeling a little under the weather.  Then,  you went to open up your computer and read that in addition to the horrible shooting spree that took place in Alabama yesterday, there was also a killing rampage [...]

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hitting the slopes

My dad took me skiing yesterday.  We drove up to Lutsen, a resort about two hours north of Duluth and in my opinion, really the only decent alpine skiing you can find in Minnesota.  Even though it was my first time skiing since the accident (and my dad’s first time since having his second hip [...]

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sad news

I just read that the Prime Minister of Zimbabwe and his wife were involved in a serious car accident today.  They are reporting that his wife of 31 years, Susan, was killed.  How horrible.  Zimbabwe, as I’m sure most of you know, has been ruled by a dictator for the past few decades and is just [...]

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