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Proclamation

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Joanna M. Weston

Good Friday coming up: we have to get by and through it to get to Easter Sunday, through pain and grief before we get to a brilliant sunrise and joy … PROCLAMATION this is the day God made at midnight … Continue reading →

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Advent Journey

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Joanna M. Weston

It’s that time of preparation, for Christmas, for the turn of the year. It’s a time of looking inward and wondering about the past and the future, contemplating change … or not … WATCH-NIGHT we watch the candle                                    burn the … Continue reading →

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The Long Wait

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

Happy Solstice! When the days begin to lengthen up here in the North. There’s anticipation for more light each day, and for The Day, for what happens … for gifts, surprises, family being together, for all the joy. There is … Continue reading →

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The Most Essential Thing

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Joanna M. Weston

The title of this poem is a quote from Sir William Osler, a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. And friends are the glue of life; they hold us together when things go … Continue reading →

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Tree Haiku

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Joanna M. Weston

Trees bare and stark against the horizon; rain streaks the windows; fog blurs the view, or snow creates a fairyland. Whatever the weather, the view changes everyday and the world is always new and different … A old photograph black … Continue reading →

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