musings from linda 3/24/23
Traveling through Scottish highlands, I inquired of our guide “What are all those round stone circles in the fields? And why is there no...
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musings from linda 3/17/23
A friend of ours recently retired. He was quite happy — but his spouse was ECSTATIC! They could travel!! Get projects done around the...
musings from linda 3/10/23
CROSSWORD PUZZLE QUESTION: Six letters : the 17th book in the Bible, starts with an “E…” Don’t be discouraged if you didn’t know it...
musings from linda 2/24/23
When guests arrive at your home for dinner, do you greet them with a basin and towel and proceed to wash their feet Probably NOT!...
musings from linda 2/17/23
If you were to ask choir members which anthems they MOST enjoy singing, chances are that SOON AND VERY SOON would be among them! Composer...
musings from linda 2/10/23
♥️ “COME JOIN US……THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR YOU!!!” ♥️ Are there any more heartwarming words to hear? Contrast that with — ...
musings from linda 2/3/23
Can you picture yourself back in Bible times, sitting on a hillside listening attentively to Jesus — and after he tells you in the...
musings from linda 1/27/23
KUMMERSPECK GIGIL UBUNTU Sometimes you need a word to describe something — and there isn’t one! WONDERFUL words...
musings from linda 1/20/23
Do you ever have moments when you feel that God is REALLY trying to get your attention? Whenever I see LIGHT reflecting on WATER, I am...
musings from linda 1/13/23
In August 1932, composer Thomas Dorsey (not the band leader) was attending a music convention in Chicago when word reached him that his...
musings from linda 1/6/23
To me, one of life’s little pleasures is a brand-new notebook! All those beautiful blank pages just waiting to be filled up … with — Art...
musings from Linda 12/30/22
How do YOU welcome in the new year? In the Netherlands, everyone sets off fireworks... In Brazil everyone wears white and jumps over 7...
musings from Linda 12/16/22
**** COMFORT **** We all have need of it! … that “warm feeling of contentment as we snuggle down and forget the cares that stress us…...
musings from linda 12/9/22
In Utquiagvik, Alaska the sun set for the last time on November 15 and will not rise again until late January 2023 — 65 days of Polar...
musings from linda 12/2/22
Walking in the woods, one often spots stumps or fallen trees. One of the most special SURPRISES is when you also spot a tender shoot...
musings from linda 11/25/22
Thanksgiving was only yesterday … and though the turkey has barely cooled off, the hyperactivity of Christmas preparation has ready...
musings from linda 11/18/22
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...
Musings from linda 11/11/22
🎶 🎶 I’ve got RHYTHM, I’ve got music …. who could ask for anything MORE ?! 🎶 🎶 Thus begins the old Gershwin song … When you DON’T...
musings from linda 11/4/22
A young boy went to church one Sunday with his grandfather. Noticing the beautiful light pouring through stained glass windows, he asked...
musings from linda 10/28/22
“There is a center of quietness within which has to be known and held… If you lose that center, you are in tension and begin to fall...
musings from linda 10/21/22
“May I have the pleasure of this dance?” In 7th grade ballroom dancing school when asked that question, I accepted nervously — fervently...
Musings from linda 10/14/22
I love the Celtic concept of “thin places” — places in which the veil between heaven and earth is tissue-paper thin .... places where God...
musings from linda 10/7/22
I guess Miss DiCorletto (my fifth grade teacher) had never seen the words printed above …. because one day at school —after I had...
musings from linda 9/30/22
“DO THIS IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME…” As Jesus ate in that upper room with his disciples, I am guessing that he looked around at that perhaps...
MUSINGS FROM LINDA 9/23/22
When I was a little girl and learning about “God” in church school, I remember wondering what I could do to make God happy ? So — Perhaps...
MUSINGS FROM LINDA 9/15/22
One of the highlights of our son Tim’s four years at Middlebury College was the visit of the DALAI LAMA. In the Q and A time after his...
musings from linda 9/9/22
One of the most wonderful words in ANY language is — WELCOME!!! Just hearing the word conjures up images of warm smiles, open arms and...
Musings from Linda 8/26/22
“I really wish I knew how to feel closer to God … “a friend stated longingly one day. “I do believe that God exists, “she said, “but I...
Musings from Linda 8/19/22
Pulling up behind a car at a stoplight one day, the bumper sticker of the car ahead caught my eye.... it said : EXPECT MIRACLES My...
Musings From Linda 8/12/22
BLESSINGS surround us always...but one of the gifts this COVID time has given us is the opportunity to NOTICE more of them. A different...
Musings from Linda 8/5/22
8/5/22 When I taught piano lessons in my home, a student would invariably ask me — “Mrs. Juliani, why do you have so MANY hands and...
Musings from Linda 7/15/22
CHRISTMAS IN JULY? Whaaaaaaaaat???? It’s bad enough that we are already seeing “back to school” items in the stores and soon candy...
Musings from Linda 7/8/22
Are you a card saver like me? When beautiful birthday cards or special notes come in the mail I just cannot bear to throw them out ......
Musings from Linda 7/22/22
What is so rare as a summer day??? Breathing in the clear air, scented with the wild honeysuckle from next door, gazing up at the...
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