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Tag Archives: Lent
The Small Joys of Spring
On day five of Lent, I am thankful for the little signs of joy that are sprouting up around our area. The incessant rains have kept most of the tulips at bay. But there were still lots of little spots … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheekwood, daffodils, find joy, gratitude, hyacinth, joy, Lent, pansies, sunny outlook, tulip, weather changes
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Honoring Heroes for Lent
Last night Jeff and I watched Taking Chance on Amazon Prime. Excellent movie. Quiet. Full of dignity. It is the story of a military escort seeing the body of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps to his family in Wyoming. (Info at … Continue reading
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Tagged fallen soldiers, half and double, heroes, Lent, military escort, military heroes, taking chance
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Through Car Windows
On the third day of Lent, I am grateful for car windows. I have seen many beautiful, scary, crazy, and awe-inspiring things through the windows of my car. Today from my windshield I saw a dark road made shiny by … Continue reading
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Tagged car window, church, commute, jesus, Lent, prayer, rearview mirror, right in front of you, sunrise, sunset, windshield
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Cupcake Thank Yous
When you meld together two companies, one that is very entrepreneurial and one that is globally bureaucratic, it takes a minute before everything works smoothly. Worthy and Ellie Claire have been part of Hachette Nashville for almost six months but … Continue reading
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Tagged coworkers, cupcakes, Ellie Claire, gratitude, Hachette, IT issues, Lent, thank you, work fun
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Cock-a-doodle-Lent
When I was growing up, the only thing I knew about lint was that it got stuck between my toes. One side of my family was General Baptist and the other Pentecostal. Neither observed Lent. Then I married Jeff. He … Continue reading
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Tagged almsgiving, ash wednesday, birthday, catholic, Christian, devotional, easter, fasting, gratitude, half and double, jesus, Lent, little brother, pray, prayer, rooster, thankful, Virgil
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Sunset Hills
I live in Sunset Hills. It is aptly named. I am thankful for such a beautiful place to live and for the amazing sunsets we see when we drive home from work on days like today. Isn’t this awesome? His … Continue reading
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Tagged breathe, God, gratitude, gray hair, Lent, Ruth alla wager, sunset, sunset hills, tennessee
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Listen Up
On the second day of Lent I find myself grateful for audiobooks. I fell asleep last night listening to a novel set in WWII Berlin involving British spies, Churchill, the German resistance, and a whole host of Nazi bad guys. I love … Continue reading
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Tagged audiobook, chimpanzee, grateful, Lent, orangutan, road trip
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