Category Archives: Life (in general)

Sunday tinklings: Life & Dreams (a poem by Virginia)

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Virginia

LIFE & DREAMS What have I done with the life I’ve had, What am I doing with the life I have…? What have you done with the life you’ve had, What are you doing with the life you have…?     … Continue reading →

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Walking in the woods (of life) Thoreau style…

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Virginia

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that … Continue reading →

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Papa’s new Bed-Ski-Boots!!!

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Virginia

  Finding roses after the ‘rubble’ of Papa’s hospital stay has been real easy with these new ‘BED-SKI-boots’ – he is so excited(!) & we are so excited(!) & grateful to Kathy – the Physical Therapist at the Hospital- who … Continue reading →

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ambulance chasers & encounters with medical ‘Roses’ – (the living, breathing kind!)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Virginia

We are celebrating the Gift of Life around here after going through the recent rubble of medical emergencies & hospital stays for my bed-fast quadriplegic Papa. Each day we thank God for the Gift of Life, but this week our … Continue reading →

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Lord, pls save me – the surf down here is gettin’ rough…

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Virginia

Saint Peter jumped out of the boat and walked on the water to Jesus. All was fine until he looked down – there was NO GROUND, just deep sea all around. His faith step faltered & he started to sink, … Continue reading →

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Sex Trafficking & … Sunshine??

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Virginia

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.”  (Mahatma Gandhi) Monday my nieces and 15 of their buddies began a 4-month journey to raise awareness of the horrifying realities of human trafficking – specifically sex trafficking … Continue reading →

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Human Trafficking…a poem (by Virginia)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Virginia

…Hearts Molested… Children  – Sisters – Daughters – Sons: Lost.        Taken. ENSLAVED To greed, abuse and twisted desires. Exploited, but not discarded; Used, again and again. Hearts crushed.  Bodies violated.  Minds bruised. Chains of despair – ALL is darkness. Cries … Continue reading →

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character muscles & CRUTCHES…in Africa

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Virginia

“The measure of a person’s character is, what does it take to stop you?” I shared these words with Domeka, a dynamic young pastor my Papa mentors on Mondays, as he slowly hobbled in with a swollen sprained ankle.  ouch! … Continue reading →

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hangovers… iPads… &… my benevolent brother

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Virginia

Saturday morning I woke up really hung-over with a bad case of iPaditis.  It didn’t help that we had to get up even earlier than normal (my brother had to be some place at 8:00AM!) Trudging to the kitchen bleary-eyed, … Continue reading →

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‘upside-downs’ & pineapple cake blues

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Virginia

Last weekend I experienced a bad case of the upside-downs…literally. After checking the baking progress of a carefully constructed pineapple upside-down cake, it looked done (according to the recipe time, it should have been and then some!) Inverting it upside-down … Continue reading →

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