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Visiting the Cathedral for Christmas Mass
Dec 27, 2015I love going to Mass at a Cathedral. What Cathedral, you ask? It could be any Cathedral. In our country or in foreign countries. The word “Cathedral” means “chair”. A Cathedral has the chair of the Bishop. Cathedrals are interesting places of worship and hold within many pieces of history. In Europe a…
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Poetry…me?
Once while toasting with our Tinto vino Merka said, I cannot toast you if I do not look into your eyes. This was my response. When I looked into your eyesI saw beyond the colors thereBeyond the beds where monsters tarriedPást the corners where you hid I saw more rooms there, bare yet swept cleanThe…
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After the voice evaluation…the rest of the day.
After the voice evaluation…the rest of the day. I am glad my husband is also a speech pathologist as he understood the measurements taken in the baseline evaluation. We left the Center for Health and Healing at OHSU and retraced our steps on the busy Banfield freeway until we found ourselves at Gateway. We…
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After the voice evaluation…the rest of the day.
I am glad my husband is also a speech pathologist as he understood the measurements taken in the baseline evaluation. We left the Center for Health and Healing at OHSU and retraced our steps on the busy Banfield freeway until we found ourselves at Gateway. We were to meet Patty at the Applebee’s. Patty…
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How I want to Scream….
December 14, 2015 (A year ago today I said goodbye to my dad. I sat with him a couple hours after he passed, and told stories about him to anyone who stopped by. His forehead was cool when gave him a final kiss. Peace finally. He had wanted to die for months. I thought about him…
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Being Called
Being called. (Bloggers note….this was originally posted in “Finally out of the mud”. But it fits here too) 10/26/15 Perhaps my choice of seating at church this Sunday is a precursor to my future physical abilities. The second row on the left front is informally reserved for a group of senior ladies, some of…
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Move to the light….
In darkness Its dark. The moments I am in light are slipping away. Daylight all around me, I wake up in darkness and go to sleep in darkness. The state of our world pulls me away from the light. The treatment of our fellow human beings, those refugees who desire basic human rights; classification of…
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Suggestion #2 How to hike on scree…zig zag
As we look toward Mount Rainier we see the ash and scree on the summit of Mount Saint Helens. Looking east to Mount Adams we are at the cornice of snow that hangs over the lip of the volcano. Standing on the scree was a good thing because we knew there was earth under us. …
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PLEASE DO NOT FEED THE…
What is your first impression upon reading this sign? What “fears” do you have? Don’t tell me you are afraid of spiders. That’s not what I am talking about. My recent announcement of the possibility of DBS surgery occurring in the near future has brought on many inquiries as to my level of fear. There…
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Suggestion # ! If you can, find an established path…
How to Hike on Spree…Suggestion number 1 If you can, choose an established path Scree fields can be pretty slippery to cross The rock and soil are loose so a wrong step can send you for a slide. If you want to maintain or gain elevation, you don’t want to go sliding down the slope.…