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Musings, Ramblings and Minor Mischief
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Heather Jerrie
Sep 7, 20213 min read
A Thousand Summer Blessings
It always takes me by surprise, for some reason. Oh, the signs are always there - that certain chill in the air, a hint of color in the...
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Heather Jerrie
Aug 11, 20214 min read
Dear God: You've Got Mail
Pray to God, but row for shore. - Russian sailor's proverb What is it about us humans? Just look at the trouble we get ourselves into! ...
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Heather Jerrie
Jul 31, 20213 min read
When the Well Runs Dry
'We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.' - Thomas Fuller Picture this: you've been working outside weeding the garden...
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Heather Jerrie
Jul 27, 20214 min read
A Million Waiting Doors
I remember the first book I ever read all by myself. It was a simple little story, really, with large print and brightly colored...
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Heather Jerrie
Jul 8, 20214 min read
The Best Dog in the World
It was a quiet little room, just big enough for a small couch, a chair, a box of tissues nearby, and a soft blanket on the floor. The...
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Heather Jerrie
Jun 26, 20214 min read
Thump!
Thump. All around the restaurant, forks stopped and heads turned. I lowered my menu and craned my neck. Thump. The sound came from a...
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Heather Jerrie
Jun 12, 20214 min read
Welcome Back!
I went to a concert a few days ago. It was a simple affair, set outside in the cool evening air by the river's edge. We sat apart from...
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Heather Jerrie
May 30, 20213 min read
A Broom and a Big Heart
There are heroes who never seek the limelight. Day after day they work their own quiet miracles in the background. One of them walked...
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Heather Jerrie
May 9, 20213 min read
A Long Line of Teachers
Sometimes when I think back to all the teachers I've had over the years, I see them standing in a long line down the hallways of my...
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Heather Jerrie
Apr 26, 20214 min read
Bringing Home Memories
As I write this I'm sitting on a plane, flying east towards home high above the Rocky Mountains. It's been a wonderful trip. What a...
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Heather Jerrie
Apr 19, 20213 min read
Brave Enough to Hope
The back door creaks as I step out into the morning chill. After a week of rain, the clouds have finally cleared, leaving the sky...
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Heather Jerrie
Mar 31, 20213 min read
So Small, Yet So Huge
It was precisely 3:15 p.m. I remember glancing up at the clock in the clinic as the nurse unwrapped the syringe. I thought, this is the...
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Heather Jerrie
Mar 20, 20214 min read
Fumbling Toward the Light
Remember when it really hit you, how serious this was going to be? I think every one of us can remember a moment when suddenly we...
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Heather Jerrie
Feb 21, 20215 min read
Just You Wait!
It was the end of another grey winter day, and I was staring gloomily out the window at the falling snow. I'd written a long list of...
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Heather Jerrie
Feb 9, 20213 min read
A Wild Strawberry Place
Look for the treasures in your life that feed your hungry heart.
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Heather Jerrie
Feb 1, 20213 min read
Lost - and Then Found
We've lost so much over these past months, haven't we? We've lost loved ones, lost our jobs, lost precious time with kids and...
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Heather Jerrie
Jan 16, 20213 min read
Have Courage
What a week this has been! We've watched history unfold right before our eyes, and it's been so painful to watch. I don't know about...
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Heather Jerrie
Dec 30, 20203 min read
Goodbye, 2020!
As we creep toward the last hours of 2020, I think we're all looking forward to saying goodbye to this awful year. Looking back, it...
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Heather Jerrie
Dec 9, 20202 min read
And Then the Earth Moved
For a moment that will go down in history, it was humble. It unfolded not on a battlefield or in the roar of a rocket taking off, not in...
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Heather Jerrie
Nov 23, 20203 min read
I Love You. Please Stay Home.
I started to write a letter this morning. It went like this: Dear Family, I love you. I'd love to have you here for the holidays. So...
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