Flashback Friday: Breaking Back into the Light

January 8, 2010
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Texan Mama at Who Put Me in Charge of These Peo­ple? hosts Flash­back Fri­day, an oppor­tu­nity for blog­gers to show­case a previously-published post so that read­ers who may not have seen it when it was orig­i­nally posted can enjoy it. Given that we just cel­e­brated Epiphany, thought it appro­pri­ate to share the fol­low­ing, orig­i­nally pub­lished on June […]

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Speaking of Angels (Volume Two)

January 7, 2010
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May your neigh­bors respect you, Trou­ble neglect you, The angels pro­tect you, And heaven accept you.“ ~~ Irish say­ing ~~ “Speak­ing of Angels” is a new weekly fea­ture here at On the Hori­zon. Each Thurs­day, I will be post­ing a quote, essay, photo or other art form on the topic of angels. If you would like to participâté […]

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Speaking of Angels (Volume One)

December 31, 2009
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I am filled with God. I am made from the light. The angels know me. How can I not be moved to love deeply the life I have been given? I will travel the path of true will­ing­ness.“ ~~ Terry Lynn Tay­lor, Angel Days ~~ “Speak­ing of Angels” is a new weekly fea­ture here at On the Hori­zon. Each Thursday, […]

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Sunday Citar

December 27, 2009
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The test of all hap­pi­ness is grat­i­tude. Chil­dren are grate­ful when Santa Claus puts in their stock­ings gifts of toys or sweets. Could I not be grate­ful to Santa Claus when he puts in my stock­ings the gift of two mirac­u­lous legs?“ ~~ G. K. Chester­ton ~~ To see the list of other Sun­day Citar participants […]

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Wordless Wednesday

December 23, 2009
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Merry Christ­mas! Tech­no­rati Tags: Word­less Wednesday

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Teaser Tuesdays (Volume One)

December 22, 2009
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[Father Tim] was sur­prised by a vivid rec­ol­lec­tion of her face, which he’d found beau­ti­ful, and the piety of her folded hands and down­cast eyes. As for the miss­ing wing, wasn’t that a pretty accu­rate rep­re­sen­ta­tion of most of the human horde, him­self cer­tainly included?” ~~ Shep­herds Abid­ing, by Jan Karon (page 27) ~~ Devo­tees of the Mit­ford series […]

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Sunday Citar

December 13, 2009
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Every time you see some­one in dis­tress, you have the oppor­tu­nity to work as a team with Heaven’s angels. You become the chan­nel for your angels to pro­vide lov­ing care to those in need.“ ~~ Doreen Virtue ~~ To see the list of other Sun­day Citar par­tic­i­pants and read the quotes they are shar­ing today, visit […]

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The Simple Woman’s Daybook: December 7, 2009

December 7, 2009
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Out­side my win­dow … light rain is com­ing down. It is only 35 degrees and there are reports of snow all over the region, although I have not yet seen any fall. I am think­ing … I wish I could build a fire, make some hot cocoa, light the Christ­mas tree, curl up with a book, and enjoy a cozy, lazy day […]

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