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Easter Is Never Deserved
Dear Reader: This is one example of the types of “Pause” sentences in the Mitford series that would make me literally stop reading, pause, and then re-read the line. What did it say again? “Easter...
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“Believe in Your Shelf”
Dear Reader: I love this mantra for our new independent indie bookstore in town (Main Street Reads)…located on 115 Main Street….right down from Eva’s Restaurant.”Believe in Your Shelf.” Reading...
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“Big Stuff? God’s Got This!”
( DaySpring Company…sent to me by Susan Johnson and the Presbyterian Women….thank you! Love it!) Dear Reader: Don’t we all have those times when life just seems to be too much- period? As hard as we...
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More Important than “Who Am I” is the Question “Who Am I Not”?
Dear Reader: We have talked about the stress we feel when people reassure us to “Just be yourself” in a challenging situation. Growing up I always wondered how we could be ourselves if we didn’t know...
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“Remarkable” Remarks
Dear Reader: As you know I love quotes and new words….language fascinates me. Since I taught the Presidents I researched not only Presidential inaugural addresses for the perfect quote…but also fun...
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An Eerie “Good Friday”
Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I awoke to the sound of wind and rain…the rain didn’t bother me (we need it)…but the strong winds sure did. Ever since Hurricane Hugo I admit that strong winds make me...
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Easter: At the Heart of it All…The Manger and the Cross
Dear Reader: As one walks through downtown Summerville…some decorative street flags have the name of the town on them and others say: “At the heart of it all”…in other words you are right where it all...
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The “Saturdays” of Life…Between Life and Death
Dear Reader: *Before I start today’s post Doodle texted me last night and asked if I had seen B.C. in Sunday’s comic strip. I had not. She told me it would have made the perfect title photo for the...
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The Magical Garden Effect
Dear Reader: I almost fell over when I went to edit this photo…at first I was dismayed because I couldn’t figure out what that white streak was doing in the middle of my photo… messing it up. Then as...
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“The South Will Rise Again”…in the Garden!
(HannahsHand- Summerville Gift/Etsy) Dear Reader: Today was the day that the sense of smell came alive in the garden…the gardenias are just about to bloom, the honeysuckle out front is so olfactorily...
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“Go and Be Like the Butterfly”
Dear Reader: Cynthia’s favorite saying to her husband, Father Tim, when he got restless was always “Go and Be like the Butterfly.” (and/or moth :)) After Father Tim officially retired from being the...
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“The Grace to Gather”
Dear Reader: I walked over to the side fence by the garden yesterday to check on the newly planted morning glories and the luscious smell of honeysuckle enveloped me. Puzzled…I walked around the...
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“Heaven Help! and Glory Be!”
Dear Reader: Yesterday we were supposed to get some rain but instead we got wind…lots and lots of wind. Since we really needed the rain…I had to get out and water the garden… thus the “wet” look on...
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Finding our “Land of Counterpane”
Dear Reader: When Jan Karon’s Mitford series became such a hit ( New York best sellers) lots of attention was thrust on this author….to the point where she finally had to leave Blowing Rock, North...
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Barbecue Blessings…
Dear Reader: Haven’t we all witnessed a scene where we thought we might be of help to someone who could use a helping hand or a friend… but held back because we were afraid to take the initiative or...
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“Great Day in the Morning!”
Dear Reader: Yesterday morning I woke up to more surprises in the garden than ever before…all I could think of was the old expression “Great Day in the Morning!” It, literally, was a great start to...
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“Patches of Godlight”
Dear Reader: I being in the way, the Lord led me. —Genesis 24:27 (kjv) Have you ever been in a place of confusion only to encounter a startling touch of God’s reality? Maybe it came from an insight...
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“It’s the Albatross Around My Neck”
Dear Reader: Eva Cate’s birthday party was in a room (in the Charleston Museum) that housed left-over exhibits (probably items that didn’t warrant viewing in the main tourist rooms… due to lack of...
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The Whimsy World of Imagination
Dear Reader: If I ever walked past a portal like this….there is no way I wouldn’t be trying to peek inside to see what this whimsical gate opened upon… beyond that enticing entrance. Just seeing it as...
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New Growth Opportunities…Every Season
Dear Reader: The garden is just going crazy with new life, new buds, and new growth. As I walked by Eva Cate’s green Japanese Maple (the other day) a bright spot of red caught my eye….new growth… and...
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