Now the healing begins. It will be a long process from full knee replacement to long walks at the museum. But tonight my mom rests with a new knee — we’re calling her the bionic woman. She’ll have three hard weeks of a passive motion machine and three times a week therapy, but the results…
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An {again} seeker like me chases {re} words, the agains of rest, and repeat events that make life interesting.
{Re}peat
We’ve all heard the silly joke: Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off and who was left? Repeat. Pete and Repeat were … Tonight as we prepare for my mom’s second knee replacement the silliness caught up with me. We’ve been here before. It will be a short night since we…
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{Re}pave
If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one. Dolly Parton Only I can change things. Unfortunately, it takes work and dedication and a little bravery. And, mostly I have to change my attitude. I find usually that means turning to gratitude instead of complaint, offering praise instead of request. ❤
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{Re}trieve
Retrieve means to go back and get something. Golden Retrievers do this naturally. Our Goldens, Frasier and Macy, would bring us all kinds of things. Going back to the store to get groceries. Going back to retrieve my keys or my reading glasses or my reading glasses’ case or going to get something and forgetting…
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{Re}st
I bought another book about rest. It seems I cannot help myself. It’s called Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World by Shelly Miller. (It’s available on Kindle Unlimited.) On a week of vacation, it called out to me. I’m always looking for more slants and takes on this sacred…
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{Re}curve
My birthday is months away, but I already know what I want. A bow and arrows and a target. Archery is a pastime of both men and women in the Regency Era, that era in which Jane Austen was a writer. When I was in elementary school our Physical Education teachers taught us every sport…
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{Re}do
In this week’s episode of American Ninja Warrior, Drew Drechsel, one of the biggest fan favorites, fell on Stage 1 of the Las Vegas finals. Yet, he had done so well in earlier episodes that he won a “safety pass.” Introduced this year, the pass allowed for a complete redo of of a stage of…
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{Re}cut
The store was bright and shiny. Everything gleamed. Snagging my attention at every turn, gems in all colors winked out at me, enticing me to look more closely. The star of the display was the “Crown of Light” diamond. It’s not the actual diamond, but rather the patented cuts or facets of the diamond. This…
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{Re}booting
Almost back to 100 percent. ❤
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{Re}new
Sometimes you have to take time for you. Yet, to write this blog and the ones for tomorrow and Thursday, we had to connect to an internet service package. I’m not going to lie. It’s been tempting to read everything on Facebook. Get caught up in the latest life-sucking political brouhaha. Try to understand the…
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