musings from linda 12/8/23
O COME, O COME EMMANUEL… How old were you when you learned what the word EMMANUEL actually meant??? “Emmanuel” is not Jesus’ last name...
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- Dec 1, 2023
- 2 min
musings from linda 12/1/23
**** COMFORT **** We all have need of it! … that “warm feeling of contentment as we snuggle down and forget the cares that stress us…...
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- Nov 22, 2023
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musings from linda 11/24/23
HAPPY ADVENT! With the aroma of the Thanksgiving turkey still lingering in the air, we turn on the TV and the Christmas carols are...
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- Nov 15, 2023
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musings from linda 11/17/23
A story tells of a tiny bird lying on its back, feet in the air … “WHAT ON EARTH are you DOING?” asked another bird. “Getting ready in...
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- Nov 6, 2023
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musings from linda 11/10/23
“HANDS TO WORK ♥️ HEARTS TO GOD” The NMCC motto??? Well, even though it certainly COULD be (!) it is actually the foundational tenet...
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- Oct 27, 2023
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musings from linda 10/27/23
Everyone loved Mr. Allen — our 8th grade homeroom teacher. He managed to make “social studies” interesting, was kind and fair when...
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- Oct 20, 2023
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musings from linda 10/20/23
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- Oct 13, 2023
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musings from linda 10/13/23
Good-byes are too often just… the PITS!! Summer draws to a close — we don’t want vacation to end… A favorite restaurant shuts its doors...
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- Oct 6, 2023
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musings from linda 10/6/23
“Earth is crammed with heaven,” declared Elizabeth Barrett Browning — “And every common bush is afire with God …” Isn’t THAT the truth???...
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- Sep 29, 2023
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musings from linda 9/29/23
The date was March 26, 1862… In America, the Civil War was raging — and young Pastor Joseph Gilmore, recently graduated, was supplying...
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- Sep 20, 2023
- 2 min
musings from linda 9/22/23
“GLORY, HALLELUJAH” was the favorite expression of a lovely old lady from my childhood. An expression of most supreme delight, her...
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- Sep 14, 2023
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musings from linda 9/15/23
HOME SWEET HOME — There’s NO PLACE like HOME!! What exactly IS it that makes something feel like HOME??? Is it a place? People? ...
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- Sep 1, 2023
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MUSINGS FROM LINDA 9/8/23
Do you ever find images in clouds? Or ANYWHERE, for that matter… Sometimes images just POP OUT at you — and you can’t NOT see them! ...
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- Aug 31, 2023
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musings from linda 9/1/23
LABOR DAY!! Today it is a “day off”... the last “gasp” of summer vacation... a day for beach outings and barbecues... BUT — in 1894 when...
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- Aug 25, 2023
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musings from linda 8/25/23
“If ONLY ……. (you insert the word) THEN — I could be perfectly and completely content!!“ How often do we find ourselves thinking this?...
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- Aug 18, 2023
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musings from linda 8/18/23
Do you remember when we were young and blowing a big bubble or spotting a butterfly or picking a beautiful flower could spark instant...
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- Aug 11, 2023
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musings from linda 8/11/23
It was November 16, 1871… A group of unknown singers (all but two were former slaves and many were still in their teens) arrived at...
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- Aug 4, 2023
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Musings from linda 8/4/23
“May I have the pleasure of this dance?” In 7th grade ballroom dancing school when asked that question, I accepted nervously — fervently...
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- Jul 28, 2023
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musings from linda 7/28/23
QUESTION: “Can you tell me about your EBENEZER???“ And NO — NOT a copy of A CHRISTMAS CAROL, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge!! You may have...
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- Jul 21, 2023
- 2 min
musings from linda 7/21/23
Ha, Ha ha-ha, Ha ! (said in a sing-song voice…) I’m RIGHT — you’re WRONG!! You eat HUMBLE PIE!!! How many times in your life have you...
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