Our slender tender hydrangea tree has taken a beating in recent days.
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Today’s find: Crew-cut
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Today’s find: Pressing ‘Pause’
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when I would have been inclined to push on through.
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Today’s find: Night watch
Midnight came early last evening. Or so it seemed.
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Today’s find: Entrance
Don’t know about you, but I was caught a bit flat-footed by the first Sunday of Advent.
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Today’s find: Jam time
A beautiful sight—to gaze upon Midtown St. Louis, all aglow with expectation in the early hours of a December evening.
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Today’s find: Firm
As one liturgical year ends and another begins, the Lectionary seems to strike a redundant note.
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Today’s find: Sanctuary
For the better part of 500 years, the twin arches at the entrance to the monastic city of Glendalough denoted ‘sanctuary’: Once you reached this gateway, enemies were required to cease their pursuit.
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With Us Still 