Friday, October 06, 2006

Safe, on the other side of the glass




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A Trip to the Clinic






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Wall Quilt




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Picture Frame Panes






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Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Our Frequent Visitor

And peanut eater



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Picture Day

A mini fashion show was held
on our living room rug, a short
parade of two, showing off
their best bib and tucker
freshly coifed hair
new black tights, shoes just so
ready for Picture Day
A larger, less organized parade
down the sidewalk, as other marchers
joined my two, a growing throng,
holding forms and
walking a little more carefully
maybe a bit more confidence
on Picture Day


October 4, 2006 8:43


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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

In Momma's Chair



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Fall Monarch




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Red Maple





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Mums




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Cartoon - created by Ray and Erica



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Shyanne's first night of homework



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Climbing Jet, Soaring Raptor

Driving home, October noontime
a hawk to my left, above the tree line,
catching the thermals off the highway
It banks upward, stalling position,
like a World War I biplane,
steep climb, 70 degrees
falling in an arc
caught by the rising heat
canting its wings, catching the air
Further on, over the state liquor store
another soaring raptor, framed by
a lesser flier
a wide-bodied jet, rising skyward
to the jet stream from Manchester
effortless soaring, wings spread wide
contrails behind the jet, belying its
struggle for altitude, unnatural denizen
sharing sky with natural gliders,
embarrassed by the comparison


October 3, 2006 13:35

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Pumpkins









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Monday, October 02, 2006

Reconciling

Reconciling concepts of God
the unity of the God of Abraham,
the God of Jesus, the way, the truth,
the light, the portal to the kingdom;
but loving, reconciling all by his blood
How do we see so many devout, loving
faithful servants of God, followers of
other faiths, damned for failing to
understand; believe our faith, our dogma
Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist believers
reconciled too, we can hope, because a sin
is a sin; we are all sinners; we all need
the sacrifice, of his blood, his body
healing all; bringing us all to the Father
the one God of creation, heaven and earth
the one mother, sustainer of the world
bringing us all home


October 2, 2006 23:40
Trying to make sense of John 14:6 and a world of other believers


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Pathways to Peace

http://www.pathways-to-peace.com/

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Walking in Other Footsteps

Other faiths, our traditions
understanding them, spending time
with them, lessons we can all learn
we are walking, in their steps, hearing
the wisdom, their creed, spending
moments only, to touch their
meanings, to start the process,
to see their essence, compare
to ours, better get along, live
as one world community
Heeding the call of our pastor,
the world’s message
spending time in their shoes,
shawl, prayer rug, traditions
long enough perhaps
to begin
to see their point of view


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edited September 4, 2019
Walking in Other Footsteps – v2

October 2, 2006 21:14
Walking in Other Footsteps

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Sunday, October 01, 2006

Exhortations from the Pulpit

She raised words of actions
calls to action, to not stand in the way;
but to enable, to embolden, to do
our part too; to do the work
His work, to be the salt, the seasoning
the stirring of the waters
breaking the grip, the status quo
seeing work that needs to be done,
doing that work, whenever we can
being feet to the fire, the bellows
of the heat of change, stoking
the fires of revolution, of shift
off the foundations of apathy,
of indifference, of complacency
in the lies of the greedy, the comfortable
thinking anew our place in the struggle
for justice, for equality, for the hungry,
the oppressed, the sick, the forgotten
heeding our roots, in his work, his mission
our calling today, now, following his example
caring for our neighbors, around the world
without borders, languages, or
lines in the sand


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edited September 4, 2019
Exhortations from the Pulpit – v2
October 1, 2006 15:30
Exhortations from the Pulpit
Sermon titled “Life in Community”,
on Mark 9:38-50
by the Reverend Lori Eldredge,
Wesley United Methodist Church,
Concord, NH
World Communion Sunday

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We Walked for Peace

Me and the girls, the members
of the congregation, walking
to the Capitol, under the dome
down the street, on the main street
walking for peace, to rethink the
decision to fight, to raise the Dogs
of War, to loose the terrorist threat,
the extremists in the sand, in the streets
Captive in the desert, in the heat,
on the ground for these many months
watching the rise of violence, the
growing threat, of long delay
the tide turning. May we have
days of peace, in the months to come


October 1, 2006 15:17

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Peace March Signs

Signs caught my eye
so much a part of the message
Along with the feet marching,
were the signs, “End War”,
“Make Levees, not War”,
“Blessed are the Peacemakers”,
“Peace begins with Peace”,
“Veterans for Peace”,
“War Just Makes It Worse," or
"Is the World Safer Now?"
Many of them made me think,
and wonder how much the
rest of the country
thinks long and hard about
the wisdom in the war strategy


The Peace March on September 30, 2006 in Concord, NH
sponsored by NH Peace Action. About 25 of the parishioners of
Wesley United Methodist Church participated. See the Concord Monitor article - http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061001/REPOSITORY/610010399



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Standing Up, Like Esther

We all can do our part, to stand up
in faith, trusting in God, and
do the right thing, argue for justice,
fight oppression, from whatever corner
lead good lives, following our beliefs
standing up and being counted, risking all
if need be, to speak truth, to denounce evil
to save our people, other peoples, marginalized
subjected peoples, some in our midst,
we too can be righteous, choosing to be
accountable, our neighbor’s keeper
even here, even now, why not us?


October 1, 2006 14:35
The book of Esther, especially Esther 7:1-6, 9-10 and 9:20-22
The test I had was last week where some white NH parents
were berating some Somali refugee parents for not speaking
English while we were waiting outside our neighborhood
elementary school. I need to find allies now to help these
refugees in our neighborhood.


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Counting Down

Counting down
to two years, moments of memories
of the start of our lives anew
our start of our dating, our courtship,
engagement, joining in marriage
soon to fall on the calendar, our shared
calendar of our shared life together
minutes, second, days, months, twenty-four
starting this month, tomorrow our first time
together, studying your word, two weeks
and our first date
So much joy in remembering that
excitement, the learning about one another
the revelation of children, beautiful girls
to spend time with her, with them all
Exploring new feelings, parallel history,
odd, repeating, coincidences, curious
snippets of shared names, clustered hints
by the creator of safety, belonging
two years like minutes, etched in our hearts
permanent marker, indelible ink




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edited September 4, 2019
Counting Down – v2
doing it again, starting with remembering
the Tuesday after Labor Day, the start of the
32-week Disciple 1 bible study, yesterday
&
October 1, 2006 14:20
Counting Down

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