Sharing insights and inspiration that happen over a cup of tea
Sharing insights and inspiration that happen over a cup of tea
Category: Presence
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When my sons were young, I told them the story of Patrick, the penguin, who, even though he was poor, and a penguin, had the very best Christmas presence and he made a point to share it with everyone he knew who needed some Christmas cheer. My sons, not being able to read, didn’t understand…
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One of the things I love about my home is the small library created for me by my husband, a giftedcarpenter. Whitewashed shelves and crown molding wrap around three walls, giving me a lovely place to house my oversized collection of books. Over the years, it seems I have developed a habit of writing notes,…
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During my visit to North Carolina for my granddaughter’s third birthday I had the chance to sit in the upstairs gallery of the gymnastic studio and watch this petite whirlwind and her classmates run, climb, tumble and spin their way to pure enjoyment. At several points during the class, when the instructor had assisted my…
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“A Good Man Is Hard to Find” – so wrote the renowned Southern author Flannery O’Connor some 60 years ago in what is today considered among the best American short stories ever written. When I was young, I found it macabre – a story of evil men gunning down an entire family because that’s what…
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Parents of young children know the experience of trying to leave them alone to play while the parent tries to get some work done in another room. Without fail, even if a child is playing happily, the child will leave their toys and follow the parent from place to place, often without saying a word,…
God Talk and Tea 