loss

Remembering Hugo

You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. Robert Louis Stevenson This past December, four days before Christmas, we had to let our sweet dog, Hugo, go. He had serious heart issues and we knew it was a matter of time. It broke…

January 16, 2025

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Biography, Faith

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Desperation

I am only one, but I am one. I can’t do everything, but still I can do something; And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do. Edward Everett Hale Tuesday morning the sun shone brightly as nineteen, sweet, little children rushed to finish their breakfast and…

May 26, 2022

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Social Commentary

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Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer “The angels share or les anges partagent” is a French term that refers to the percent of wine that is lost due to evaporation through the wooden sides of the barrel. The moment I read this expression it resonated with me.…

March 24, 2022

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Inspiration

blessings, Gratitude, Inspiration, Life-quotes, loss, Schopenhauer qoute