Tag Archives: Quotes

#LENT : Changes, Chances, Hope vs. Fear(s)

Posted on March 3, 2020 by Virginia

Sometimes when change is on the horizon, our hearts clam up with fears of all shapes and sizes. Our forward momentum grinds to a halt as we take a fear inventory instead of looking at things with the joy of … Continue reading →

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#LENT : A Prayer for Monday(s)

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Virginia

Monday is not always our favorite day of the week. Trudge, sludge, finding our way back into weekday grooves after the weekend. We may need a little extra Heavenly Help. Today here’s a prayer from one of my favorite spiritual … Continue reading →

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#LENT: Scepters (vs. Practical Tools)

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Virginia

On this Lenten Saturday here’s a favorite quote from Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, the famous Cistercian who reformed the Benedictine monastic order in the Middle Ages. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux came from the highest nobility in his region of France. … Continue reading →

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A Friday Birthday in #LENT

Posted on February 28, 2020 by Virginia

Today is my brother Dwight’s birthday. Since he is my younger brother (by 18 months) his age shall not be disclosed. Let’s just say he is – a year older than last year! Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello (Charlottesville, VA) Two years … Continue reading →

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gray skies (& sunshine) @ The Grand Canyon

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Virginia

“Gray skies are just clouds passing over.” Duke Ellington gray skies @ the Grand Canyon Glancing out the window the other morning I encountered a glorious sunrise. Waves of color filled the horizon before disappearing behind bleak winter clouds within … Continue reading →

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A Galactic Valentine Rose

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Virginia

HaPpY Valentine’s Day! Today doesn’t have to be about sweet tarts and mushy sentiment, but LOVE – the mystical, overwhelming amazing kind. Like this Heavenly galactic rose…. “A Rose made of Galaxies”  (Photo credit: NASA’s Hubble, 17 December 2010) Here’s … Continue reading →

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…the February flu blues…

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Virginia

Virginia has been off the blogosphere (and any-o-sphere) for a week with a bad case of the flu. Extreme chills, high fever, headache, body aches, and bad cough – evidently this flu is running rampant through our town. So not … Continue reading →

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Persistent Love: A Flowery Perspective

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Virginia

Contemplating a quote today from Maya Angelou about the persistence of love… Roses on a fence @ Butchart Gardens (Vancouver Island, CANADA) “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of … Continue reading →

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Fortune Cookie Wisdom

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Virginia

HaPpY Chinese New Year to friends celebrating around the globe!! To help commemorate the Lunar New Year here’s a little fortune cookie wisdom from one of our favorite Chinese takeaways (China Star in Norge, Virginia) we enjoyed last night… “Faith … Continue reading →

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Creative Extremists (FOR LOVE!)

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Virginia

 “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”  Martin Luther King, Jr. Today we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., an extraordinary man who led a … Continue reading →

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