Nov 28: I’m not sure if they were blowing bubbles into their milk or gargling at the kitchen table whilest I changed Abel’s diaper in the nursery, but listening to them on Thanksgiving morning made me think of a bunch of turkeys. I was suddenly inspired. I gave the babies the idea of holding an opera, a Turkey Opera. They went with it. You’re welcome Phil.
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December 17th, 2019 by Aubri
Many moons ago my sweet Mama gave these figures to me. Mrs. Pilgrim was beheaded at some point but thankfully glued back to life. I took them out of their box yesterday and for the first time their expressions struck me not as “Oh great, it’s Thanksgiving again” but more as a good confession of Thankfulness in the aftermath and midst of true suffering. Weary but content. In a world with so much suffering we can still “give thanks to the Lord for He is good.”
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December 17th, 2019 by Aubri
Nov 18: Today we enjoy the simple glories of Fall before they are gone.
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