Monthly Archives: October 2012

Psalm 119:58

I sought Your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your word. Psalm 119:58 I can hardly grasp this grace God has toward us. Since childhood I have kept myself in reserve, holding back from giving … Continue reading

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Meditation on Psalm 119:57-64, one verse at a time

The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. Ps. 119:57 When I was a new Christian, 21 years old and fresh out of college, all life was new. New location (Maryland), new career (teaching music), new … Continue reading

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Invitation to a Thanksgiving of Song, Books, and Poetry

Yesterday I sent out Thanksgiving invitations to Mom and Dad, Aunt Mary, and my sister’s family. Remembering the laughter of the last Thanksgiving here, when Dad lip-synched the chorus of “The Witch Doctor” to my daughter’s singing behind a curtain, … Continue reading

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Monet Refuses the Operation

Monet Refuses the Operation by Lisel Mueller   Doctor, you say there are no haloes around the streetlights in Paris and what I see is an aberration caused by old age, an affliction. I tell you it has taken me … Continue reading

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