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Valentine’s Day – it’s Here !!
Egads, every year this mush-filled day creeps up on us – WHAM – it’s here. Time to forage for chocolates & share beautiful roses with those we love (or make a nice meal or special cakes or cookies or whatever … Continue reading
Wednesday Photographs: A Rose in Ibillin…
When i lived & worked for 5 yrs in the West Bank & Gaza Strip, the village of Ibillin (located in Israel’s Galilee between Tiberias & Haifa) was my home-away-from home with Abuna Elias Chacour (author of Blood Brothers & … Continue reading
Elijah & Faith (the Buckets of Water kind!!!)
I know it’s the last Sunday of Advent & we should be thinking Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, shepherds & the whole Christmas gang (+ Angels + ) but it’s also near the end of the year & those end-of-the-year blues … Continue reading
Sunday tinklings: Life & Dreams (a poem 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
Posted in Life (in general), Quotes, Sunday-ish Reflections
Tagged DREAMS, earthquakes, LIFE, poems, roses in the rubble, the impossible
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ESTONIA & “The Singing Revolution”
After hibernating a bit in its Netflix envelope, last week this documentary made its way onto our TV screen for what was meant to be a partial dinner viewing, but our dinner plates remained un-cleared as we sat completely riveted … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues, MOVIES !!, Music
Tagged communism, documentaries, Estonia, roses in the rubble, singing for change, The Singing Revolution
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Prayer Appeal from Bethlehem…
After hosting an exquisite lunch today, my friend Christie passed along a slightly tattered document: a copied fax, dated 12 March 1994, sent to my parents’ church along with an INGO situation update that my Papa shared with the whole … Continue reading
Relief Links & More….
Virginia, the ‘on hiatus’ relief & development worker, just posted a new ‘Page’ (for you email subscribers, it means you must visit the actual blog & click on the ‘Relief Links’ menu bar selection to see it!) The nice thing … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy Issues
Tagged global stakeholders, HIV/AIDs, malaria, Relief Links, roses in the rubble
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