April 11 thru 21, 2021

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Blending "Children's" Books into my life adds pleasure and joy

"Clock strikes five. Shop is closed...." 

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Enjoying the noticing of interconnectedness of all things...

From shifts at Public Library of New London to 

God's many, many names

Healer, for one, as mentioned in the book:

In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

"Just talk to God, that's all." ~ Carolyn Patierno's grandmother

"Knack for holes" :)

"Lots of donuts everywhere"

"Maker of Peace... My Rock... Mirror"  In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

"No one listened..."  In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

"One of Us" by Joan Osborne listen here

"...People knew that all the names for God were good and no name was better than another"

"Redeemer

"Source of Life...Shepard"

"Take the next step with holy curiosity" ~ Rebecca Ann Parker A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion for the Twenty-first Century

Until Unity by Francis Chan - still slowly reading

"Voices came together and they call God one. One" In God's Name by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

"eXpansive idea of what God may be, or could be" ~ Rev. Carolyn Patierno

Yes, Misty, I will take you for a walk now :) xoxo

Zoomorphic forms - supports (angels) of the celestial throne. hmmm ... where did I see this? 

April 2021 Staycation from A to Z

"And the feeders were hung / by the hammock with care / in hopes that the hummers/ soon would appear"

Beautiful weather all week, Beautiful music, story, and message All Souls NL click here

Conn College Arboretum     and Chapel

Dad's grave site spring spruce up 

Easter week reading, studying, listening, learning. Epignosis, for example, is a compound word from Epi (meaning - upon) and Ginosis (meaing - knowledge). Thus, "upon knowledge"  or more specifically "detailed knowledge" source

Friday sunrise April 9, 2021

G is for... Charlestown, RI, April 6, 2021

Here, Home, with Misty and Logan

part of All Soul's service 11 April 21

Janet got much more than "bargained" for when she agreed this was a good week to be off

Ken on vaca in Puerto Rico

Loveliness of ladybugs text from Angela and my response :) Friday, April 9th 

 click here to listen with lyrics

New London "staycation"  April 10, 2021

Our puppy appreciated the resting too

Pink and Purple sunrise  10 April 2021

Quonochontaug, Rhode Island. April 6, 2021

Reflecting, Resting, Reading, Relaxing, and Refreshing

Sunday Services Starting with All Souls New London

Thursday's Trees, and Teas April 8, 2021

Until Unity by Frances Chan. listening on Scribd while reading physical copy

 thank you for inviting me, Corinne

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

eXcited to see and pick these and have Logan "swipe them for his room :)

Yum! Steamers with Mom on Wednesday evening and 

Zest quiche from Stone Acre Farms' winter pantry 

Love, Light, and Gratitude for...

Ballad: a poem or song that tells a story with short lines. "The Perfect Rock by Jamie McGillen

"Constellation" by Ed DeCaria is an example of a Fib (see "F" below)

"Dear Sky" by Naomi Shihab and "Drops of Gratitude by Carole Lindstrom

Epistle is another word for a letter.

Fibonacci poetry (nicknamed Fib) is inspired by the mathematical sequence of the same name, where each line has a specific number of syllables

"Giving Thanks" by Joseph Bruchac in memory of Chief Jake Swamp

"How do you give thanks?"

"I'm Thankful for My Puppy" by Margarita Engle

Julie, thank you for my beautiful letter and flower art 

"Keep on paddling/ Any place you want to go/You steer yourself/Anyplace you want to go/ Keep on paddling." Palindrome: "A Graceful Journey" by Edna Cabcabin Moran

"Limerick: single verse with three long lines and two short lines, in the rhyme scheme of aabba"

"Math poems incorporate numbers, equations, or math symbols with words to create meanings or express ideas." who knew?! Check out "Appreciation Equations" by Becky Shillington 

 

"Nothing to Be Grateful For" by Padma Venkatraman

Onomatopoeia "Thank you, Sleep!" is quite nearly in alphabetically order, which I , of course, love! :)

Palindrome: "A Graceful Journey" by Edna Cabcabin Moran 

Quatrain: a four-line stanza or poem, and the lines often alternate rhymes

"Stories for Dinner" by Cynthia Leitich-Smith

"Thanks in Advance (For Not Squishing Me)" by Sylvia Liu

my next read came in the mail this week.

Vanessa Brantley-Newton's "Thankful for Thinking"

eXamples in this book are truly magnificent and awe inspiring, so I'll end this blog post with the ending of "Thank You, Sleep!" by Carolyn Dee Flores "... Out the door to play: X

-Y-Zoom" How perfect is that?! :)