• Daily Life,  Holy Days,  Prayers,  Reflections

    On Thanksgiving Eve

    During my work duties today, I spoke with a distraught man who is about to be evicted from his home this evening, along with his seven year old daughter and elderly dog. I put him in touch with a department that may be able to help him with his situation, and I prayed for him. I cannot imagine the burden on his heart on Thanksgiving eve. The trials of this life are common to all, but sometimes a particular instance one hears of can strike the heart with such bruising power. This is one of those times. If any of you are inclined to pray, please intercede for Mr. A.R…

  • Daily Life,  Memoirs,  Reflections

    Thanksgiving

    The birds were thankful today, crowding around the ones in the front and back of the house. Among the doves on the ground were some juncos, which we rarely see here. The day was clear and crisp, and I was glad I had filled the bird bath, because several of the little ones took baths, including a female goldfinch. Odd for this time of year. While filling the feeders in the hummingbird & butterfly garden, I noticed a tuft of Bonnie’s hair caught in the grass between two of the fence staves. Stave The First. Thanksgiving day means its time to pull down a beloved volume of Dickens and step…