Sep
17
2024

The Nuisance That Is My Walnut Tree

This Whisper was originally published two years ago. It is always this time of year I ponder the paradox of my walnut tree. Everything I think about my walnut tree today, I thought then as well. It is worth repeating.

Trees are beautiful.
As fall approaches, the trees will be ablaze in color.
The air will get chillier.
The leaves will fall and carpet the ground.

I love trees.
Oh…but my walnut tree.
It is a nuisance.
That sounds harsh, but my feelings towards it are justified.

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Sep
10
2024

Running The Race

We have runners in our family.
My children and some of my in-loves like to run.
They run for exercise.
They run for sheer enjoyment.

If my children are runners, they do not get that skill from me.
I am a walker.
I can usually walk fast, but I am no where near the speed of a runner.
You either love running or you don’t.

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Sep
3
2024

Wonder And Watching

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My son, daughter-in-love, and two of my granddaughters came for the weekend.
We all went to my daughter’s church.
All the cousins were able to be together.
They got to see each other again after being with each other the night before.

We all went to an ice cream shop the night before.
I stood back and watched as major decisions were made.
The excitement was palpable.
I watched the young high school students scoop out all the desired flavors.

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Aug
27
2024

The Look

Two of my grandchildren began school this week.
One granddaughter is in first grade.
Another granddaughter is in kindergarten.
Both are so excited about their new teacher and their new friends.

I suggested to my daughter that we meet at a local coffee shop.
The day we met was three days before the first grader would start school.
The first grader and her three siblings couldn’t wait for some Grandma time.
This local coffee shop has wonderful doughnuts that they love to eat.

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Aug
20
2024

New Pencils

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Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.

This is a quote that I’ve always loved from the movie, You’ve Got Mail.
I think about it this time of year when I see mothers and children in the back to school aisle.
I see them with their lists.
I see them with their shopping carts and I remember.

I remember the days of taking my five children to go school supply shopping.
I would literally designate a corner of the shopping cart for each child.
There was also a pile in the middle of the cart as well.
I could easily tell you what pile was for each child based on their choices.

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Aug
13
2024

The Ice Cream Truck

I can still hear the sound in my memory.
It was the sound of summer.
It was heard in the distance, and any child knew they had to hurry.
There was only a little bit of time to run and tell anyone within earshot, it’s coming!

The music I heard was tinny.
It was played through some sort of antiquated speaker that cut in and out on a whim.
You could hear the music blocks away, which was the intent.
The same song, played on a loop, was Pied Piper-ish as it called neighborhood children.

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Aug
6
2024

The Corner

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We rent the same house each summer in the Outer Banks.
The house has eight bedrooms, to accommodate our large family.
It is three houses away from the beach.
It has its own pool.

We have two large tents that we bring with us to set up on the beach.
One daughter-in-love makes a schedule for setting up and taking down the tents each day.
That way no one has to do it all the time.
Two people get up early and set up the tents for the rest of the day.

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Jul
9
2024

Whispers of His Movement will be on a four week hiatus so that I can spend time with my family. It is good to rest, renew, and be still. As God allows, a new Whisper will be published on Tuesday, August 6. Continue to listen for His Whispers each day.

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Jul
2
2024

The Party Favor

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It was a small party favor.
It could be found at any party store.
Nothing fancy, but to a five-year-old, it was simply wonderful.
At least that’s the way it seemed.

My son, daughter-in-love, and two granddaughters were coming for an overnight visit.
Dinner was ready upon their arrival.
They would be coming after my son’s work day was over.
I knew they would come to the back kitchen door, as they always do.

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Jun
25
2024

The Tracking Number

I am expecting a package.
My husband is expecting a package as well.
We both got a notification that our packages were delivered yesterday.
We were both told that our packages were delivered in or around our mailbox.

Neither package arrived.
We went out to the mailbox.
There was nothing to be found inside or around it.
We looked at each of our doors and near our garage.

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