Monthly Archives: June 2011

Report Card

Posted on June 30, 2011 by elsiephoebe

So: how are your New Year’s Resolutions coming?  If you’re shaking your head, no worries: we’re still only halfway through the year.  There’s still time. May the Lord help you. I guess it’s time to write myself a report card. … Continue reading →

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Queen Bee

Posted on June 29, 2011 by elsiephoebe

I recently joined a club.  This club provides me some benefits, so it behooves me to participate.  A well-oiled machine doesn’t get that way by osmosis. “Do what you can, for who you can, with what you have, and where … Continue reading →

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At The Window

Posted on June 28, 2011 by elsiephoebe

AT THE WINDOW = – = – = You’ve heard of a Two A.M. Feeding? Well, I had a Two A.M. Pleading. I got to the end of me. = – = – = Spurgeon wrote that a man’s not … Continue reading →

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Lily’s Graduation

Posted on June 27, 2011 by elsiephoebe

Yesterday we had a gi-normous picnic to celebrate our youngest high school graduate!  Our trees are finally providing shade, the weather cooperated, and I think it went off without a hitch—except for some grass allergies and a few No RSVP/No-shows: … Continue reading →

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HOARDERS

Posted on June 25, 2011 by elsiephoebe

I’m totally Jonesing right now.  I haven’t had an addiction in years, but guess what?  I found out about HOARDERS (a la Netflix).  [Compulsive Hoarding:  excessive acquisition of possessions (and failure to use or discard them), even if the items … Continue reading →

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Snap, Crackle, Pop

Posted on June 24, 2011 by elsiephoebe

Trivia:  There was briefly a fourth elf in the 1950s named Pow. This morning my computer monitor bit the dust.  (Dust, Ha!—I’m laughing right along with those who’ve seen my workspace.) The camel’s back is strained, and for a minute … Continue reading →

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Two Sides to Every Story

Posted on June 23, 2011 by elsiephoebe

I hate taking sides.  You’ve been there, too, haven’t  you?  You listen intently to the details, and are appalled that such a thing could happen to someone! That night, though, just like the fringe on your pillow, your mind is … Continue reading →

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Solstice

Posted on June 22, 2011 by elsiephoebe

Romans 12:16b  Do not be wise in your own opinion. I have amazing audacity.  How is it, that I go about, thinking I know so much?  I didn’t even know what “solstice” meant without Wiki. [Solstice:  Latin sol (sun) and … Continue reading →

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Finding My Happy

Posted on June 20, 2011 by elsiephoebe

Just a couple of days of setting aside all those worries have done me wonders.  I’m taking that advice to “just live,” and I’ve been free to study, work, plan, and sunbathe. “In your life expect some trouble But when … Continue reading →

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Ignorance Is Bliss

Posted on June 19, 2011 by elsiephoebe

One of life’s paradoxes: the more ignorant the person is, the fewer questions he or she asks.  Shouldn’t it be the other way around?  But it is not.  Sticking my neck out, I’ll submit that the root of the word … Continue reading →

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