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     I might have to redefine my goal of blogging to once a month versus once a week.  But if you subscribe to this blog, it will appear in your mailbox in a more timely way!  I am still cleaning off the bookshelves and found this poem tucked in to one of my favorite young adult books, a book of poems, "God is a Verb", by Marilee Zdenek.  I will have to share one of her poems in this blog's closing.  I am not sure who wrote this poem about strength, only that my former college roommate shared it with me about 15 or so years ago.  Sometimes people observe us and make assumptions that things come so easy to us, I find this poem addresses my experience well.  A Person of Strength A strong person works out every day to keep their body in shape but a person of strength kneels in prayer to keep their soul in shape... A strong person isn't afraid of anything... but a person of strength shows courage in the ...

     According to vox.com's tool to anticipate the eclipse's totality by zip code, the eclipse would peak at 2:43:59 pm EDT in our area  when the moon would obscure 95.9% of the sun ( vox.com ).  As I reflect on this experience I am reminded of lyrics of a song my cousins would sing acapella, "In the stars His handiwork, I see..." from the song, " He's Everything to Me " by Ralph Carmichael.  The closest version can be found on YouTube from a Billy Graham movie clip, from The Restless Ones , also available in full online, starring Kim Darby and Johnny Crawford.  My friend joined me and used a special filter, however these images are filterless via my SONY a6000 with a 4/18-105 Lens.  Monday, ‎August ‎21, ‎2017, ‏‎1:58:52 PM EST ISO: 100/Aperture: 4/f 5.6 TOTALITY 95.9 Monday, ‎August ‎21, ‎2017, ‏‎2:43:54 PM EST ISO: 125/Aperture: 4/f 5.6 Monday, ‎August ‎21, ‎2017, ‏‎2:44:18 PM EST ISO: 100/Ape...

As another summer quickly wraps up and people are scurrying to capture the Eclipse, or transition back to school and a new agenda, I am avoiding the heat of the day and in the comfort of an air conditioned room am downsizing my collection of favorite things, including a poem shared by Martha Stewart after the loss of her sister.  In her magazine tribute to her sister, she reflected upon the habit of stopping by to talk with her sister when she was reminded that her sister was no longer there.  I too have experienced the loss of a sibling and many other loved ones and many other types of loss, as people come and go in our lives, as one choice or experience is a sacrifice to another path, and have reflected upon its significance. Martha's reflection of loss and the poem she shared both published in her magazine and blog, spoke to me as I have had that moment of realization that the person I intended to speak ...