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Be Bold

351. Be Bold A good friend of mine had her husband of many years die. Early in her grieving she had spent time with her daughter. But the time came when she went home to deal with living in a house alone instead of with him. As the...
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The Small Squirrel

350. The Small Squirrel — she was a small squirrel and the road was lightly traveled she ran to the middle then saw me and stopped — I slowed my car grateful for no traffic she darted farther across then spun around and headed back toward the safer...
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Three Stages of Old

349. Three Stages of Old I read the other day that gerontologists say that there are three stages of old in our society. The young-old are sixty-five to seventy-four years old. The old-old are seventy-five to eighty-four. The oldest-old are eighty-five and older. So I am still in...
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That Aging Thing

348. That Aging Thing Back in #205 I wrote about my philosophy of aging—and I wrote it in an “Aging Rap.” Here it is again in a Zachariah story. We were in the grocery, and in the checkout line. Zachariah said in a loud voice, “Now! I am...
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Tell Me Your Story

347. Tell Me Your Story I think that sometimes when I’m upset with someone, I come to a crashing halt. I don’t keep talking with that person. I put distance between us, and I grumble to myself (and occasionally to someone else). I wonder if it’s possible that...
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Peacemakers

346. Peacemakers I grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana and as a child and young person Memorial Day on each May 30th meant little to me except that it was the day of the Indianapolis 500—the big auto race. But in these four or five days of posts about...
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“A People’s History of the United States”

344. ”A People’s History of the United States” I have just this moment finished reading A People’s History of the United States—1492 – Present by Howard Zinn. It is not a fast read. It is a fascinating read. It tells history from the viewpoint of the oppressed and...
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Upanishads

343. Upanishads — Lead us from death to life, from falsehood to truth, from despair to hope, from fear to trust. — Lead us from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our hearts, let peace fill our world, let peace fill our universe. Amen....
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Write a Psalm

342. Write a Psalm Can you imagine the various people who wrote the psalms that we have. Some of them were praising. And some of them were questioning. Some of them were angry. You can do that when you write your own psalm. Ten years ago I wrote...
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Asking for Help

341. Asking for Help Quite a while ago I wrote about asking for what you want, and I even quoted a song that I had written titled “Ask for What You Want Today.” The parallel to that is to ask for what you need. I don’t have a...
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Daybook of Personal Faith

daybook of personal faith

Daybook of my personal Faith is written for everyday of the year, with chants, songs, mandalas to color, poems, stories, prayers, and reflections.

Mama and Me

Mama and Me

Mama and Me---Our last three years together and beyond is a book about a relationship, built over 50 years and culminating in Mama’s death.

Graces To Sing

Graces To Sing

Graces To Sing to Tunes You Know is filled with familiar tunes with new words to celebrate times with family and friends, good food and thanks.

Trilogy of Cancer

Trilogy of Cancer

Ann's story of her cancer journey...filled with stories, poems, songs. You will laugh, cry....

Shadorma’s

Shadorma’s

This is a book that puts each of the 150 psalms in the psalter into a shadorma poetry form. Some of the longer psalms have several shadormas.

Women Songs | Peace Songs

Women Songs | Peace Songs

Woman Songs|Peace Songs is a collection of inspirational and powerful music still speaking to our times. Originally recorded in 1980.

Wisdom of Children

Wisdom of Children

Wisdom of Children is a collection of stories of the Grandchildren in Ann's life, their wisdom and her reflections for God.

Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me is a wonderful children's book. A conversation between a Grandmother and Grandson.

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