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A Bundle of Myrrh

"My beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh." Song of Solomon 1:13

At The Parsonage – April

April 27th, 2018 by Aubri

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Parsonage Life Perk #456: Our own playground.

For April we began to slowly crawl out of the thing called Winter. There were some clear set backs to confuse us as to whether or not it was actually Spring but we press on. But it’s one of the things I love about living in the Midwest, it can still snow in April. The seasons here are distinct and we actually get 4 of them and some years you don’t know which you’re gonna wake up to. Yes they are sometimes harsh but they all have their unique wonders.

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Easter For Ebenezer

April 23rd, 2018 by Aubri

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With Holy Week cameĀ a fresh sorrow over the son we lost last year. Grief can take hold of you so suddenly. It can seem like it comes out of no where, but that’s not truly accurate. It’s always there and some days it just comes to the surface for another cry. On Holy Thursday I remembered the hurt that will always be with me. I missed our baby terribly.

On Easter Monday Phil and I visited his grave. I could not believe when we got there and found the greenery I had left there back in December still right where I’d placed it. That day we had had to brush off snow from the marker. I suppose while it melted and froze over and over again ice formed and clung to the branches and ribbon. And I suppose that red ribbon may have bled into the greenery, it was such a red tint. I never imagined that this would not have blown away. It seemed a bit of a miracle to me.

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The Things They Say

April 20th, 2018 by Aubri

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Catechism questions Lily answered. And you just have to read #3 and say “Well, Amen!”

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Easter Poses

April 19th, 2018 by Aubri

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Last week I had the babies get back into their Easter clothes afterschool so I could get our traditional “In front of the tree” Easter pictures. I do love having these.

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