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Musings, Ramblings and Minor Mischief
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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...
Heather Jerrie
Sep 7, 20213 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! ...
Heather Jerrie
Aug 11, 20214 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jul 31, 20213 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jul 26, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jul 8, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jun 26, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jun 11, 20214 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...
Heather Jerrie
May 29, 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...
Heather Jerrie
May 9, 20213 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...
Heather Jerrie
Apr 25, 20214 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...
Heather Jerrie
Apr 19, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Mar 30, 20213 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...
Heather Jerrie
Mar 20, 20214 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...
Heather Jerrie
Feb 20, 20215 min read
A Wild Strawberry Place
Look for the treasures in your life that feed your hungry heart.
Heather Jerrie
Feb 9, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jan 31, 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...
Heather Jerrie
Jan 16, 20213 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...
Heather Jerrie
Dec 30, 20203 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...
Heather Jerrie
Dec 9, 20202 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...
Heather Jerrie
Nov 23, 20203 min read
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