Sometimes they slip by without notice
Sometimes they’re very hard to see
Other times it’s all so clear
When they’re happening to me

Bright penny on the sidewalk
Can’t buy nothin’ by itself
But when I hold it in my hands
It’s a tiny piece of priceless wealth

These are the small graces
The little moments when the miracles come
These are the small graces
Small graces leading me to the larger ones

A smile that is not automatic
That lingers on a little more
Than the time it takes to count my change
The time it takes to close the drawer

Small graces surely have a meaning
Beyond their merely passing by
They are a reminder to the heart
There’s more to life than meets the eye
More to life than meets the eye

Cheerful greetings unexpected
Shared by strangers on the run
For when the sky is clouded over
Still the promise of the sun...

Is in the small graces
The little moments when the miracles come
These are the small graces
Small graces pointing me to the larger ones

Small graces
Little glimpses of the kingdom come
From unexpected places
These are the small graces

Small Graces
Words & Music: Bob Bennett
1996 Bright Avenue Songs (ASCAP)

You know what's funny?

this.

You know what is clever, nice and beautiful?

Anyone who can tell me how to imbed that into a post.

I don't hold out much hope, however. Notice my banner?

October

Happy Birthday.

I could gush all day long, so maybe I just will. Alison is smart, beautiful, witty and generous. I feel so privileged to know her and to call her my friend. I don't know exactly when we started communicating, but I found these files dating back to Feb 2006, and that's when we were to the point of sending things back and forth. I know it's a convinient sort of relationship, this internet thing...but I know enough to know that she is a great person, and although we have never met IRL, she has added to my life, and I am very thankful.



Hope your birthday is happy. <3

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Today-borday is Labor day!

We had a fabulous Labor Day weekend in Perdido Key, FL with the Heromans. Totally relaxing and so delightful to see our precious nephews again. Bo and Towns played together perfectly all weekend (mutual adoration has it's benefits) and Emma played with Clint- and got such a kick out of him! From the photo it looks like I'm reading Eragon, but I really read all of The Devil Wears Prada in one day. That is just the kind of pace I like in a weekend. Lots (and oh I do mean LOTS) of eating and Diet Cokes, and just hanging out together.

Check out your local Wendy's for the red tile wall outside.

I am so glad to be scrapping with Angie tommorrow night. I'm hoping that some sort of inspiration will kick in. I'm fairly certain that I need to be creative, I just am not pursuing it. Kind of like exercise right now.

I'm aware that I'm neglecting people, and that the house is falling to bits, and the laundry sits in it's toppling towers. I'm a bit frayed. I don't feel good about it. In fact, I feel like going to bed. So pretty much, that's what I'm gonna do.

goodnight.

and all the other days

alarm clock
make lunches
make breakfast
shower
"encourage" emma to get ready
makeup
more "encouragement"
out the door
in the door
blood sugar check
bo to class
emma to cafeteria
stomach ache
nosebleed
meds
meds
nosebleed
headache
stomach ache
sore throat
hurt ankle
nosebleed
loose tooth
blood sugar check
blood sugar check
ice
bug bite
bandaid
stomach ache
blood sugar check
asthma attack
stomach ache
ice
blood sugar check
blood sugar check
fever
meds
fell on playground
blood sugar check
nosebleed
sore throat
stomach ache (see previous)
say hi to bo and emma at lunch
phone calls
blood sugar check
headache
blood sugar check
meds
bumped elbow
blood sugar check
lunch
emails
nosebleed
throw up
stomach ache
blood sugar check
didn't sleep last night
blood sugar check
blood sugar check
disinfect
drive home
snack
email
dinner
dishes
"encourage" children to shower
read to emma
sing
bed

repeat.