I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help....[i]
The past four years my eyes have continually surveyed the mountains. I have looked for strength from family, friends, and from the Creator who made heaven and earth.
And what have I learned living in the Rocky Mountains?
I have learned that the story I live does not guarantee me the role of leading actor. Plots do not climax based on my resolutions. Parts I play, however, afford opportunities for extended character development.
I have learned that compassion is something we can put one. That donning mercy for others clothes us with an enabling that covers many of our own imperfections.
I have learned that being a mother is a lifetime calling. One that shines hope on days that shadow professional prominence. Mothering summons much virtue so often I look to the hills for help.
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CREATION
I went to Denver seeking things I wanted to buy. Things. Upon my arrival to a mall a friendly goose welcomed me. As if to say, "I'm here to remind you of what to value most. Creation. Life. God's creatures, of which I am one." "Enjoy your shopping, but never forget. Treasures most...
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I recognized it then. I see it now. With the same energy for going places Levi explores his world. Last summer he traveled south of our borders and then east across the Atlantic. While there he reported taking a 25-hour train ride through China. I am relieved the world is no longer...
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Through singing, talking, laughing, and shouting, children learn to express themselves. What becomes a valued skill is speaking more than one language. These boys all speak at least two or three. They study and learn to pronounce words with the authenticity of a mother tongue. Much we can learn when we...
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I came across this picture recently while uploading videos. The picture is of me talking to my mother about what she will see in heaven someday. The red glasses remind me of how perception determines our views. The glasses are not magical. We do not need them to have a vision,...
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The statue of Hazie Werner reading is in front of the Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Hazie was Bud's mother. She was known as the Grand Lady of the Valley, 1911-1993.
Reading provides such enjoyable times. More than words speak to our hearts. No one is ever too young to enjoy listening to someone read. No one is ever too young to share a story with another.
Ylsa likes to read. She likes sitting on my lap or next to me. In this picture she wanted to be a part of the videos I was doing for Reading To Your Child. She knows reading is what we do.
Reading is a pleasant way to spend time with someone who is no longer as they used to be. Even if the person cannot communicate as she once did, she can listen and enjoy a story.
Years pass. The pleasure of reading accompanies us through the years as do our endearing pets. We are never alone with words to lead us beyond known thoughts and realities.
Food for the mind has always been important to me. I made sure books or something interesting to read was nearby. Now instead of newspapers, my son reads his iPad while eating.
Grandfather Hershey was a quiet, peaceful man. We did not visit often, but my memories of him are sitting in a chair after supper and reading. No television. Just reading.
My mother liked to read. She seldom allowed herself to spend hours reading, but she read to my brothers and me in the evening. This picture was taken before they came along.
The statue of the girl reading to the little boy is across from the library in Golden, Colorado. Clear Creek runs behind it. I used enjoying seeing this statue when I would run each morning..
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