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Month: February 2012

da-da’s lap

da-da’s lap

I heard the click of the door and it’s subsequent closing only to look up and see my little toe-headed boy, blanket in tow, heading my way.  At first all I could see was a silhouette.  There was just enough light coming in through the doors from the neighbors security light to break through the darkness of the living room.  But that didn’t matter much… he knew where to find me.  I’m in the same place every morning.  So as…

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living like dust

living like dust

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.  These were the words spoken over me as the ashes in the sign of the cross were placed on my forehead.  The statement lingered on as my mind ran through the implications.  The Psalmist writes:     “Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be.       Remind me that my days are numbered—       how fleeting my life is.    You have made my life no longer than the…

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