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All content on this blog is copyright protected.~ask permission to use my content (including re-blogging)Margaret Barry Settlement House
I am a perennial optimist
I Am Becoming the Me I Was Born To Be
As I journey through this part of my life I have discovered my next mountain. The key is to be the me I want to be in the world, as my gift back to God.-
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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunset
Weekly Photo Challenge: Sunset. I took this pretty photo while looking into my backyard. The wall in the photo is what we have instead of fences–block walls….
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Tagged postaday2011, postaweek2011, weeklyphotochallenge
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One inspiring speech…Gettysburg Address
I have been thinking about school…how it was back when…back when students memorized poems and speeches and recited them in front of the class–or at back to school night in front of assemblies…when i was a kid we memorized poems … Continue reading
The Children’s Hour – My own Post # 264
What 5 books have influenced you the most? I have written before about books that have influenced me. Among the top ones are: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Grapes of Wrath, Gone With the Wind, many of Shakespeare’s plays, The … Continue reading
We each can be “fishers of men”
In the Gospel of Mark “Jesus said unto them, come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men”. [mark 1:17]. I never really stopped to think that we are each called (in our way with … Continue reading
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Tagged God, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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“But by God there will be dancing” – My own Post # 263
There is a part to the movie My Best Friend’s Wedding. Ok, I admit it, I am a sucker for certain kinds of movies: musicals, movies about teachers, and romantic comedies. My Best Friend’s Wedding is one I do enjoy. … Continue reading
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Tagged dancing, Faith, inspiration, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Scripture about the divisive climate-My post #262
I was on the debate team and the speech team in HS. I grew up in an extended family that debated everything. Passionately. Sometimes just plain old argued passionately. Yet these days I find that I can no longer bear … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, inspiration, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Scripture
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What does “home” mean to you? Post #261
What does “home” mean to you?. We all know the sayings “be it ever so humble there’s no place like home” “home, home on the range” “home is where the heart is’” and the like. Yes, home is where you … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life and Issues
Tagged Faith, Faith, Friendship, God, home, Life, ocean, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Chesterton and me: My post #260
“Art, like mortality, consists of drawing the line somewhere”. G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) I would love to be able to say that I have read G. K. Chesterton’s work. I do have a number of his books on my Kindle, but … Continue reading
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Tagged art, charcoals, inspiration, Life, nature, onions, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall 9/23/11
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall. Even though I am in the south now, I still get to enjoy a bit of fall colors and fall weather even if it is through photos sent to me!
Not all those who wander are lost
“Not all those who wander are lost”–J.R.R. Tolkein. There are places I love to wander….along the shore at the beach, lost in thought and collecting shells. I either toss the shells like you do when you skip stones, or save … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Faith, postaday2011, postaweek2011, reading
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I want to be an instrument in His hands
In the midst of commenting on a friend’s blog I saw a comment that said it is important to be an instrument in God’s hands. I think that is such a wonderful thought! I mean, if I think of it … Continue reading
Versatile Blogger Award :-)
They didn’t have ‘student of the month’ or ‘star child’ when I was in school. No, no, no, I did NOT got to school with Laura Ingalls Wilder ;-)! I have been blogging for under a year. As I have … Continue reading
What is your favorite day of the week? And why? Post # 256
What is your favorite day of the week? And why?. If I have to pick only one, maybe I would pick Thursday. It has so many possibilities! That is the day when I can hit the ground running, work hard … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life and Issues
Tagged Faith, postaday2011, postaweek2011, Sundays, Thursdays
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People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains…
People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Faith, Friendship, inspiration, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces 9/16
Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces. I thought about getting clever and doing gemstones, or multiple skyscrapers or clocks. But upon further reflection I decided to post a group shot that shows the faces of some of my favorite people. If I … Continue reading
Posted in Sketches, quilts, photography
Tagged Faith, postaday2011, postaweek2011, time with friends, weeklyphotochallenge
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How do you change your habits? Post # 255
How do you change your habits?.When i want to change a habit, the first thing I do is pray about it. I may even try to research about changing the habit. Yes, I am a researcher type of person. Then … Continue reading
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Tagged God, inspiration, organization, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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What person, real or fictional, would you want to share a foxhole with? Topic # 254
What person, real or fictional, would you want to share a foxhole with?. I am taking this daily post topic VERY literally. If I was in a war situation, and I was in a foxhole I can tell you who … Continue reading
What is your favorite way to procrastinate? Post # 253 {and a movie recommendation}
What is your favorite way to procrastinate?.Well–the predictable happened. I meant to post about this on Saturday. But I got busy and here it is on Monday!!!! Oh my goodness! Ok here is what I did instead of posting. Apparently … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, God, inspiration, movies, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Write a story by finishing this sentence…Post # 252
Write a story by finishing this sentence….”I told him where I was going, and he hurried me out, pointing to the door with the gun, but what he didn’t know was…” that I was actually Wonder Woman in disguise. My … Continue reading
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Tagged all the president's men, postaday2011, postaweek2011, wonder woman
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Do your Christmas shopping now with the ‘blessings bottle’: My own Post 251
This article was written by Chris Beguhe in his 9/15/11 column. The title of the column this week is “Do your Christmas shopping now with the blessings bottle”. But his actual weekly column goes by the name ‘A better view’. Does … Continue reading
Posted in faith/courage/miracles/hope
Tagged blessing jar, Faith, God, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Why Tony Bennett is a favorite of mine: where I left my heart….
I have been watching America’s Got Talent tonight. During the course of the evening Tony Bennett performed a duet with Queen Latifah. When I was in junior high my family and I actually saw Tony Bennett perform at the local … Continue reading
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Tagged God, Louis Armstrong, Music to remember, perennial optimist, postaday2011, postaweek2011, relaxation, Tony Bennett
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When you need quiet time, where do you go? Postaday #250
When you need quiet time, where do you go? The “where I go’ depends on why I need quiet time. If I need quiet time in order to make a decision, I might go to my den and write, blog, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Friendship, God, nature, ocean, postaday2011, postaweek2011, relaxation, stress
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Describe your favorite restaraunt in the world: Post # 249
Describe your favorite restaraunt in the world. As usual, I do not have just one answer! I have a few favorite restaurants. Two of them are seafood restaurants on Long Beach Island, New Jersey. They are both in the town … Continue reading
I learned something new yesterday :-) : My own post #249
Our air conditioner was not putting out cold air yesterday. So I called our wonderful a/c repairman. He owns his own company and happens to also be the dad of one of my students. He sent a terrific guy out … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, Friendship, God, postaday2011, postaweek2011
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Dearest Lord-guide my steps and words: on a path by your lovely waters
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A verse for today: My own Post #248
While I was praying this morning I wondred how in the world do we ensure our safety yet preserve our freedom? We know what Benjamin Franklin had to say about that. The prophet Jeremiah said this: “But on that day … Continue reading
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Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning–My Post # 247 for 9/11
Today is the 10th anniversary of the attack on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, the airliner downed in PA, and the attack on the heart and soul of America. On 9/11 I happened to be at home after dropping my … Continue reading
Believe Anyway 