Tag: joy
member name: jessie voigts
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January 20, 2007 11:03 PM EST --
each piece,
each perfect moment of contentment
falls quietly, softly upon my soul
blanketing it
accumulating
blowing into deep drifts
shoring me . . .
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May 08, 2006 10:45 PM EDT --
i have been told that i don't look sick. in the disability community, sometimes that is termed "passing" - as in trying to pass as an able bodied person. it isn't my fault, per se. i . . .
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July 17, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
saturday we had the most glorious day. we escaped the great heat and humidity after dinner, and drove to lake michigan. oh, the big lake - the place where . . .
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August 07, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
dancing waves, glittering in the sun
frothing, bubbling, reaching
frolicking with wet sand and dry
ceaselessly encroaching, leaving mark after mark
erasing footprints, creating waveprints
incandescent . . .
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . .
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November 28, 2007 12:29 AM EST --
perseverance:
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). . . .
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February 09, 2006 11:43 AM EST --
what is the essence of timelessness?
is it something that calls to us, repeatedly through the ages?
is it a restful thing, something to soothe the soul?
can it be personal, or is it always something . . .
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March 03, 2006 08:37 PM EST --
every year, we go to meijer garden's butterfly exhibit. it is the perfect late-winter activity, as there are thousands of colorful butterflies in the huge, steel-girded conservatory. i wrote about . . .
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March 23, 2006 11:14 PM EST --
tonight, lillie really has a doozy of an outfit on.
this is the third outfit in an hour. yes, she is very fashion-conscious. i don't let her read fashion magazines, preferring to let her create . . .
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April 25, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
yesterday, we painted outside. such fun.
i watered down some of her washable tempera paints (red, blue, and we made green). we prepared the paper by weighting it down at the edges so it wouldn't . . .
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April 28, 2006 12:07 PM EDT --
beryl recently sent me a link to her page at the Minnesota States ArtsBoard site of the Art of Recovery reading she did last weekend, at theMinnesota State Arts Board. There's a video of her . . .
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March 02, 2007 12:08 AM EST --
i've been spending much more time with lillie lately (and less time gathering), and we have been having such fun. playing lego star wars, painting, being outside, . . .
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September 12, 2007 11:03 AM EDT --
when you're homeschooling (our particular type of homeschooling is called unschooling), it is important to create rituals, ceremonies, and special times to honor . . .
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February 04, 2006 11:00 AM EST --
it is a warm fall day, nearing the end of the afternoon. the sunlight is so golden, i decide to hurry and get out in the kayak. first, brew some tea and pour it into the travel cup. can't kayak in . . .
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April 20, 2006 08:13 PM EDT --
lillie's big news is that she got a paddle for kayaking. there are several small orange canoe paddles (the better to see them when they fall out of the hands of little kids and start floating away) . . .
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April 23, 2006 12:09 PM EDT --
we spent a lot of time outdoors yesterday. call it our earth day, except we have earth day almost every day around here. lillie and i talked a lot about noticing details in nature, paying attention to . . .
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May 24, 2006 08:28 PM EDT --
lillie - princess sea - had an amazing day today. such fun! when she wakes up, one of the first things out of her mouth is "can we play puppet show?" i swear we play puppet show for hours . . .
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May 27, 2006 11:07 PM EDT --
sometimes, i think that we live in paradise. the lake is so lovely. it is unearthly quiet. we swim a lot in the summer - three or four times a day. we kayak, and watch the geese with their goslings. the . . .
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June 01, 2006 07:22 PM EDT --
oh, this dessert is something else. my mom made it this weekend, when we were there visiting. it was gone quite quickly. when we got home, both ed and lillie requested it...lillie made it yesterday (with . . .
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September 06, 2006 10:35 PM EDT --
japanese rabbit moon
illuminating a silken path of liquid
and cobblestone lilypads.
the kayak glides quietly, escorted by
skating waterbugs and jumping fish,
yet at times the sound of the kayak
sliding . . .
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