cultivating the beautiful ordinary by sharing our tales and our tables
Give me a loyal pup and a handful of people and there isn’t much else I need. Other than dog food. And a decent cup of coffee. Sixteen years ago, I received a photo of a palm-sized black fluffball with a white star on his chest. Born in Belize, he was the love product of…
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A few months ago, my Pastor gave me Reinhold Niebuhr’s version of the Serenity Prayer, and I have been praying it every day since. One line that continually catches my attention is, “…taking this world as it is, not as I would have it.” Talking with a friend the other night, she was expressing her…
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“Ugliness in nature can in art become full of great beauty. In art, only that which has character is beautiful. Character is the essential truth of any natural object.” – Auguste Rodin I love this place. Hopes, dreams, struggles and sorrows, strewn about the walls telling stories of forever.
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Ten minutes before I am even aware of the darkening clouds outside, I feel his brown eyes seeking my attention.
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Today is better than yesterday but I’m not as sure about tomorrow as I used to be.
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