Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Blessing Tree

Dear Reader: I had a letter from Honey yesterday (with some pamphlets included) from a wonderful “treasure” she and Tarshie (Honey’s daughter) discovered in Clayton, Georgia. The family was in Clayton for a reunion with Mike’s side of the family. … Continue reading

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Grief is the Price of Love

    Dear Reader: Today’s blog post will be brief…though the grief that we all feel as low country residents, who adore our “Holy City,” will not be. This particular grief will linger forever in our memories and hearts. How … Continue reading

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The Bridge of Melodies and Memories

Dear Reader: The miraculous human body God created for each of us never ceases to amaze and astound me. Never was this more apparent than in time spent with mother at the Presbyterian Village. Those days were sometimes poignant, sometimes funny, … Continue reading

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Day by Day…

Dear Reader: I decided to keep the angel planter on the porch after the Christmas holidays came to a close last year. It just made me feel good seeing the ivy wrapped around the angel holding her candle (with even … Continue reading

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Larger-then-Life Reflections

Dear Reader: As sometimes happens…I started this post with one idea mulling around in my mind…but the “idea”  decided to take a detour and go in a different direction. Don’t you just love it when that happens? Yesterday I went … Continue reading

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“Angels are the Thoughts of God”…

Dear Reader: Saturday evening I was reading a couple of chapters from Marianne Williamson’s best-seller: Everyday Grace. Our Sunday school class has been reading it this year and we are closing in on the  final chapters. When I first came … Continue reading

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A Succulent Sunday in Summer

Dear Reader: It only took the first summer in my fledgling garden to realize that when the nineties begin to settle in…it is time to take the straggly petunias, the “see you next year” pansies, and “get me some water … Continue reading

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A Little Saturday Southern Humor

Dear Reader: Maybe that southern statement (above) explains why only the “crazies” braved the thunderstorms, the poking umbrellas, the long lines, and thick crowds to drink some sweet tea Wednesday. So call me crazy…but we did have an awful lot … Continue reading

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…”It All Started in a Garden”

              Dear Reader: I had an early morning ophthalmologist appointment yesterday so it was around 7:30 when I walked out into the garden… before leaving. As the sun was coming up…the steam from the … Continue reading

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“The Laughter of God”

Dear Reader: Dr. Seuss was certainly right yesterday when he said “Life is a balancing act.” Between sunshine and rain, long lines and anticipation, trolleys and fire trucks, waiting and playing, umbrellas and crowds…there were still plenty of smiles at … Continue reading

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