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Our family Christmas on New Year's Eve 2022 Life looks like this now... I'm 57. I'm retired from a state university job and work with my husband in our contracting business. I spend 2 days a week with my granddaughters... Continue reading

Posted Jan 5, 2023 at Terrapin Station

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Lambeth

The nave of Canterbury Cathedral, which I did NOT visit in 1988 Although I was born into a family of Episcopalians, I first became aware that there was a thing called The Lambeth Conference in 1988. That summer I was... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2022 at Terrapin Station

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Sad Stuff

I spent some time this evening poking around in Ancestry.com and Fold 3, which is a site with a lot of military records. I followed the trail back on Ken's family and was reveling in the names of his great-grandfather's... Continue reading

Posted Jul 14, 2021 at Terrapin Station

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What's Happening Now

Because The Q suggested it, no, threw down the gauntlet and challenged it, I'm here to blog. We'll see if I have anything to say these days. When I typed that title, what came to my mind was "The Church... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2021 at Terrapin Station

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William Lehnholf Marshall, A Renaissance Man

This story was compiled for the Finding Family contest in the San Angelo Standard-Times. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Mom and I were unable to meet in person, so this was dictated by her to me via her Facebook Portal.... Continue reading

Posted Sep 15, 2020 at Terrapin Station

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Visit to the Potter

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g34640-d6997779-Reviews-The_George_Griffin_Pottery-Sopchoppy_Florida.html Today I drove into the Apalachicola National Forest to visit the potter. George Griffin has had a studio there since 1975. He is a lovely and gentle soul and has been a friend to my family for a long... Continue reading

Posted Jun 20, 2020 at Terrapin Station

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Butternut Squash & Blackeyed Pea Curry - Vegan

Fell in love with this recipe that Jemma brought to us from New Zealand at the RevGals Board meeting last fall. Butternut Squash & Blackeye Pea Curry – vegan 1 butternut squash Coconut or olive oil 1 Tbsp. Garam Masala... Continue reading

Posted Jun 18, 2020 at Terrapin Station

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When I was a child at Ascension, Houston, we had a Rogation Day parade one time and "beat the bounds" in this way. It was a big piece of property, at least back then it was!

Commented May 15, 2020 on Rogationtide – As we pray, so let us live. at e-piphanies

COVID 19 Time Marches On

Today's Friday, the 27th of March. We are supposed to have been playing with Nova today, but her mom is not working so she gets to be home playing with both girls instead. Tomorrow I'm supposed to have been headed... Continue reading

Posted Mar 27, 2020 at Terrapin Station

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COVID19

It's Saturday, March 21, 2020. It seems important to say that, even though this blog post will automatically date itself. I'm hoping that by writing this I can pin my feet to the earth and keep from flying off into... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2020 at Terrapin Station

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I love this story, and will always remember hearing it from you at our first meeting. Grateful that you came this way and that we can work together for a season. :)

Commented Oct 25, 2019 on How I Became an Episcopalian at e-piphanies

The Days of Awe - Ten Questions

As the year begins to slow and turn in on itself, winter approaching, I wonder: where have I been? Then, I get another email from 10Q: The vault is opening! Do You 10Q? is a site I've joined for three... Continue reading

Posted Sep 29, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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Looking for fiction suggestions to make me think!

So what I do is, I read. That's one of my most basic identities. I'm a reader. Coincidentally, I have 2 degrees in literature. When I was in high school I used to set myself "summer reading projects" with the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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The books that ate my weekend

First, I read Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain by Sarah Vallance. This is in the Amazon First Reads series, pre-publication books that are available early to Kindle Unlimited readers. It's incredibly well written and fascinating. Sarah is a difficult... Continue reading

Posted Jul 7, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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My community is praying

My community is praying. A two year old is missing from his apartment. He was taking a nap, his mama went to check on him, he was gone. Foul play has not been suspected so far. It's in my neighborhood;... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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TGIF

Brene Brown asks: this week, what are you trusting, grateful for, inspired by, and doing for fun? Trusting: My own body. My own instincts. I keep saying that, week to week, because it's a huge shift. I'm not sure I've... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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Zion Cemetery, Frisco

Frisco, Texas used to be one of those little wide spots in the road in North Texas. In the years since I've lived here, it's exploded, especially in this past year. Population is now 177,286, while in 1990 it was... Continue reading

Posted May 21, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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Pick Three?

A few weeks ago I attended a Chamber of Commerce event for Women in Commerce. One of the speakers reviewed a book by Randi Zuckerberg called Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day). Zuckerberg is the... Continue reading

Reblogged May 5, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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Unoffendable

Okay, here's what I'm thinking about in my spiritual life. Amy reminded me recently that our Enneagram teacher, Suzanne, says that "the healthier we are in our numbers, the more unoffendable we are." Surely I've heard Suzanne say it a... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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I can cook!

That is, I can arouse myself from the torpor of daily living to chop things and make a meal. It started with egg salad from our Easter Egg hunt finds. I chopped celery, onion, eggs, added mayo. Pretty simple. When... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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The next part

Yesterday I saw my counselor. She asked how I was, and I said, "I'm good." "I can tell, she said," your energy is totally different today." I've been dragging in there. I've been dragging everywhere. I've been getting out of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2019 at Terrapin Station

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Pick Three?

A few weeks ago I attended a Chamber of Commerce event for Women in Commerce. One of the speakers reviewed a book by Randi Zuckerberg called Pick Three: You Can Have It All (Just Not Every Day). Zuckerberg is the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2018 at Terrapin Station

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Another look at Psalm 37

A few weeks ago I wrote about how praying Psalm 37 is keeping me from flying off the planet. Here's another version, from The Order of St. Helena Psalter Psalm 37 1 Do not fret yourself because of evildoers; *... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2018 at Terrapin Station

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The Great Mandala

I was watching a video of Lilith Fair yesterday, and I was very struck that all the artists said they were surrounded by music in their early years. Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Emily Saliers & Amy Ray, all the others,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2018 at Terrapin Station

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Body dysmorphia

As someone with eating disorders, I've never really comprehended the true contours of my body. It's complicated. But overall, I generally tend to feel that I am super overweight, no matter how true that is, or is not. So here's... Continue reading

Posted Jun 30, 2018 at Terrapin Station

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