by Shannon on May 13, 2013
in Faith

Remembering a bleak time … and the beauty God wrought through it. The seed I gave, if transferred to the One who is Light, would have taken root where it belonged — in the heart of the recipient; the heart He and I both love. But the seed was not
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I woke this morning with a basket full of seeds and a head full of plans for where I’d plant them all. Sunflowers on the west side of my kitchen garden. Corn, peas, zucchini, squash and pickling cucumbers to the left of the greenhouse. Shasta Daisies to the right of
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So here’s how I feel about the “P” word: I love/hate Pinterest. I love all the beautiful pictures; hate that I can’t possibly do/try/make/copy everything I pin. Love how it spurs my imagination; hate how it steals my hours. Anybody else? I have a ten-mile list of things I really,
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Okay, I give up. WordPress … you win! I will post this with ONE picture. I’ve been trying since last Wednesday to upload a batch of pictures for this recipe, but until this morning, I couldn’t load a single one. And now I have … a single one. Sorry about
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I’ve been to Israel three times, and I’m longing for a fourth … and a fifth. To tell you the truth, I would move there in one heartbeat if the opportunity ever presented itself. I love the people, the land, the sights and sounds and smells. I love standing on
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Good morning! And it is a VERY good morning. Last night I finished a gigantic project. The moment I sent off the last file, I shut my laptop (my loaner laptop, that is. But that’s another story), wrapped a blanket around my shoulders, and went outside to stand in the
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by Shannon on March 4, 2013
in Stones

ā I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness. The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart, him I will not endure.ā ~ Psalm 101:3-4,8 (NKJ) Five of
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We’ve had no snow this year, and I can’t begin to tell you how heartbreaking that is for me. But last week, my sweet husband took me up to the mountains. Valentine’s Day was coming, and we needed a few days to ourselves, and he knew I was missing snow.
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Don’t you just love when cleaning out the fridge becomes something spectacular? Me too. Here I was two nights ago, staring at a very clean fridge but a handful of items that needed tending a.s.a.p, when this little plate just kind of came together. Yay for serendipity! I had the
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Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! My husband surprised me with a trip out of town. We’re spending Valentine’s Day in Leavenworth (not the prison. The Bavarian village), so I have a whole day full of cute-store browsing awaiting me. That means … quick post! I couldn’t wait to share this with
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When my daughter, Tera, was a little girl, she had a boatload of Barbies in her castle-themed bedroom, and a pink Barbie jeep. She had several big, expensive porcelain dolls — all gifts from her grandmother. She had a growing collection of Build-A-Bears, including a cat, a poodle and a
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