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“P”ansies
Pansies have been one of my favorite flowers since I was a child. I love the color combinations (deep blues and purples with dots of yellow and white). These pansies were just planted at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods where I work, and a few days later, we received a cold, wet snowfall. I walked by them and they were all curled up, as if they were trying to keep warm. I thought for sure they were dying, and that our late-spring weather had done them in. Several days passed and they sprung back as hearty as ever! The weather warmed up again, spring has continued, and so have these pansies. Although they…
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“O”nyx and agate
Creativity in its many forms is not limited to humans. Stones tell amazing tales of when they were formed in the Earth.
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“N”otre-Dame catches fire
Notre-Dame's spiritual message and presence lives on in each of us.
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“M”odern or not
What does an old bike like this have to say? What tales would it tell?
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“L”ive worms
Why do we insist on using the word "live" before things that should be universally understood. Oy!
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“K”indergarten
Memories of kindergarten and less than 6-degrees of separation. Amazing!
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“J”ust because …
Beauty is where you find it. Just look at these sandstone rock formations in Indiana.
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“I”olite and other gems
Jewelry made with pretty gemstones can be a relaxing hobby. And, the stones can have a positive effect on you!
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Hope for us
I’m a bit behind on the A to Z Challenge and I could easily breeze through the alphabet with a photo and long cutline. Photo by Diane Weidenbenner. I want to be authentic in this challenge or why do it? Right? So, I wish to talk about hope. It’s the Easter season so if there is a time to believe in “hope,” this is it. I recently found out something hurtful and I’m having trouble getting over it. As tiny in the universe as I am, Christ has reaffirmed with me that I matter. When I was in college, I got in a debate with a friend of mine who…
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“G”rateful for daffodils
Like in life, sun-loving daffodils sometimes need to have obstacles removed for them to reach their full potential.