We may live in a small community but we have spirit! Tonight many of us gathered to cheer on the lighting of the big tree downtown and see the other lights that have been put up for our enjoyment. I learned that I don’t have a steady hand when taking photos with my insulted mittens ~ but [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Community Spirit
Posted in Community, Gratitude, Joy, Seasons on 48UTC3011UTC4430pm07, NovpmFri, 30 Nov 2007 21:21:44 +00002007-11-30T21:21:44+00:0009 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Fuzzy Edges”
Posted in Community, Poetry on 48UTC3011UTC3530am07, NovamFri, 30 Nov 2007 08:57:35 +00002007-11-30T08:57:35+00:0008 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Join Christine’s Poetry Party, “Full Moon Rising” here:
there’s a certain beauty in
a full moon with unclear edges.
with mystery, it invites us
with fuzzy edges
to live more fully
our own stories
of waxing
and waning
to their shining fullness.
“Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”
Posted in Community, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Generosity, Gifts, Gratitude, Hospitality, Thanksgiving on 47UTC1911UTC4419pm07, NovpmMon, 19 Nov 2007 21:14:44 +00002007-11-19T21:14:44+00:0009 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Come, Ye thankful people come, Raise the song of harvest home.
Creator of all seasons, Giver of autumn: with grateful hearts we offer our thanks for the gift of life itself, for each of the earth’s seasons, for each day, for each hour, for each breath we take.
All is [...]
It’s Still About Thyme
Posted in Community, Faith, Gratitude, New Life, Thyme, Worship on 46UTC1811UTC4618pm07, NovpmSun, 18 Nov 2007 20:05:46 +00002007-11-18T20:05:46+00:0008 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Pine Island Presbyterian Church
It still seems to be about thyme. Pine Island’s beginnings go back only thirteen years, when a group of folk gathered for prayer and study to discern if there was a call and need for a congregation in the Mattawan area. The core group met faithfully for many years. [...]
Thyme and Trust
Posted in Community, Faith, Hope, Thyme, Worship on 46UTC1411UTC0414am07, NovamWed, 14 Nov 2007 11:12:04 +00002007-11-14T11:12:04+00:0011 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Pine Island Presbyterian Church
It was on Croyden Ave, in front of the apartments, while NPR was telling that General Musharraf had made a decision about general elections, as I was driving to Ann’s where I would get a ride to worship, that this thought just washed through and around me and I felt at peace: things [...]
Room for One More
Posted in Community, Faith, Hope, Worship on 45UTC0711UTC0707pm07, NovpmWed, 07 Nov 2007 22:26:07 +00002007-11-07T22:26:07+00:0010 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday, November 4
Pine Island Presbyterian Church
The circle was widened and one more was included into the story this past Sunday. Two Sundays ago we were invited to consider Eutychus‘ place in the circle of God’s love. This time it was someone more familiar: Zacchaeus. He hangs out in a tree, thinking he’s disguising himself but Jesus [...]
“Open”
Posted in Community, Faith, Poetry on 45UTC0711UTC4207pm07, NovpmWed, 07 Nov 2007 12:33:42 +00002007-11-07T12:33:42+00:0012 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Join in Christine’s Poetry Party #7 here: “Hidden Rooms”
“Open”
It can be said that the
longest distance is
the space between
our head and our heart.
We search diligently for
the key to shorten that distance:
in the isles of self-help books,
in the office of a therapist’s office,
in the tomes of novels and analyses,
[...]
Saving the Story
Posted in Community, Daughters, Faith, Family, Food, Gifts, Mothers, Story on 44UTC0211UTC0102am07, NovamFri, 02 Nov 2007 07:53:01 +00002007-11-02T07:53:01+00:0007 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
On this All Saints’ Day, with gratitude for all who have gone before, are with us now, and are yet to come…
Saving the Story
There’s something that happens when women gather in the kitchen, preparing a meal or cleaning up. The particular task isn’t important; what matters is that hands are busy and hearts are open. [...]
Letting Go, Holding On, Reaching Out
Posted in Community, Faith, Worship on 44UTC0111UTC4501am07, NovamThu, 01 Nov 2007 07:34:45 +00002007-11-01T07:34:45+00:0007 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Reformation Sunday, October 28, 2007
Pine Island Presbyterian Church
On this day of remembering our roots it was both the music we sang as well as the words we heard that spoke to my heart. The hymn, “Faith Begins by Letting Go”, text by Carl Daw, a new one to me, speaks of the tension of living a life [...]
“Rising Like the Sun”
Posted in Creativity, Faith, Friends, Nature on 44UTC0111UTC2101am07, NovamThu, 01 Nov 2007 07:24:21 +00002007-11-01T07:24:21+00:0007 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My dear friend Martha Louise shared this poem with me yesterday and I’m pleased to share it with you. She was writing poetry when we first met ~ it was our very first day at Alma College ~ and I marveled at her use of words then, wondered how someone writes poetry. I’m now learning. [...]
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