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Diane Kirkup
Dec 29, 20221 min read
May We Enter 2023 With...
I was privy recently to a very sad and difficult sharing. So often lately I have been reminded that I cannot possibly understand what it...
Diane Kirkup
Dec 16, 20221 min read
The Snow
In the silence of the white blanket of snow when nature calls us to slow down may reflections of the season and the year past bring to...
Diane Kirkup
Dec 7, 20221 min read
Counterbalance
In a world that is spinning out of control be the counterbalance and slow down. It will be a gift to yourself and humanity. In stillness...
Diane Kirkup
Dec 4, 20221 min read
A Single Rose
A single rose holds as much beauty as a full bouquet. One kind word can comfort a hurting soul and sometimes can be the greatest gift of...
Diane Kirkup
Dec 2, 20222 min read
Beloved Mr. C
This wonderful photo of "not my Mr. "C" came across my timeline and I could not help but write about my beloved Mr. "C" whom I have not...
Diane Kirkup
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Thoughts
Some of life's hardest lessons are letting go of old patterns of behavior that no longer fit who we are. We may have carried them like...
Diane Kirkup
Nov 16, 20221 min read
Thank You Trees
Thank you trees for your grace, beauty and colors that shift and deepen as your leaves silently drift to earth and are swept away by...
Diane Kirkup
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Unconditional Love
May unconditional love be at the center of your being To give love freely and accept graciously To forgive and expand our hearts to...
Diane Kirkup
Nov 8, 20221 min read
A Gift From A Friend
I was gifted from a dear friend this wonderful pin of a red cardinal. It is so very close to this photo of Mr. "C" taken this past year....
Diane Kirkup
Oct 29, 20221 min read
The Shattered Pieces
Sometimes life can feel like a shattered piece of glass that slipped through your fingers and broke into a hundred pieces. A sudden...
Diane Kirkup
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Sometimes
Sometimes you have to color outside the lines swim when the waves are too high walk in a puddle without boots (maybe even barefoot)...
Diane Kirkup
Oct 12, 20221 min read
Seasons
The seasons of our life come and go just like the seasons of nature there are times of great joy and times of sorrow there are resting...
Diane Kirkup
Sep 28, 20221 min read
Tread Lightly
May you tread softly let your footsteps weave carefully through the days of your life may your speech be gentle yet firm where needed may...
Diane Kirkup
Sep 13, 20221 min read
Mr. C Returns
My beloved Mr. "C" has been on hiatus for about the last two weeks. During the course of our 3 years together I've observed that he...
Diane Kirkup
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Stillness
In the stillness of my mind I hear God say "you are my beloved" I created you in your mother's womb I planted your feet on earth to grow...
Diane Kirkup
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Letter From a Friend
We never know how words can influence or affect us. Written or spoken they have great power. As I was going through old letters and...
Diane Kirkup
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Miracles
I came across on the internet Sunday an interview with Captain "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who landed the plane on the Hudson River...
Diane Kirkup
Aug 23, 20221 min read
Beauty of the Day
May we reflect on the beauty of the day and let it refresh our spirit. May it uplift and encourage us to dream and be childlike in...
Diane Kirkup
Aug 9, 20221 min read
... and so
... and so I come to her window every morning and throughout the day because I know she needs me. She tells me how I brighten her day and...
Diane Kirkup
Aug 3, 20221 min read
HOW CAN I SERVE
How can I serve you today Lord I've had so many needs and you have ministered to me morning and night You have held me in sorrow You have...
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