Category Archives: life around us

Taking a break while quilting

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Mary Beth Frezon

“Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach. ” Continue reading →

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Seen in the front yard

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mary Beth Frezon

Virginia bluebells trying to catch up to the daffodils Day lily seed pod

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new words

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Mary Beth Frezon

They worry about hermeneutical questions concerning the intent of apparently conflicting canonical scriptures, and how to resolve them. Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Mary Beth Frezon

Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.) Continue reading →

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Earth Day 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Mary Beth Frezon

I remember some of the original Earth Day. I don’t remember exactly but I would guess that about that time there was a several week class or seminar that was held in a local church about environmental awareness and there … Continue reading →

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