Sad or S.A.D?

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“You’ve got to be kidding me!” I blurted this out one morning when my alarm went off. I laughed about it afterwards, because I was in a half asleep stupor. I had woken up during the night thinking it was time to get up, then couldn’t fall back to sleep for well over an hour. And now. NOW it was time to get up? I wasn’t ready. It was too soon. It was too dark. Continue reading Sad or S.A.D? →

Leaning Toward the Light

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As I exited the church recently I noticed the marigolds in this bed were all leaning in one direction. Every one of them was pointed toward the sun.

Do you remember learning about photosynthesis in school? Plants require light in order to process and produce the energy they need. In high school I conducted an experiment Continue reading Leaning Toward the Light →

When Life Isn’t Fair, Part 1

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I have to admit I’ve been struggling lately.  I’ve been in a place of contemplation.

It’s not that anything terrible is happening in my own life at the moment.  Well sure, we don’t have enough money in the bank, and there are too many days until the next paycheck. There are disagreements in the house, but hey, who doesn’t have them? There aren’t enough hours in the day to accomplish everything that needs to be done, but there never was.

It’s more than that. Continue reading When Life Isn’t Fair, Part 1 →