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All Those Words

Posted on June 12, 2017 by

Time wasted for someone else’s benefit has virtue. If they heard, if they learned, if they believed. Take all those words and burn truth into the hearts of those who listen. ©1988 Sharron R. McMillan

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Writing My Own Sermon In My Head

Posted on July 10, 2016 by

As the minister announced his topic, I charac­teristically switched my ears to interior mode. The story of Joseph and his coat of many colours was one I had heard since I was two years old. Joseph the perfect example of … Continue reading →

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Time To Stand and Stare

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

Sun drips gold dust on alder leaves, ferns sway with the passing breeze, sparrows fling rainbows in the air Time, there’s time to stand and stare. ©2015 Sharron R. McMillan

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Time Ticking Away

Posted on November 19, 2014 by

The ticking timer bugs me. I can’t stand the ticking away of time, like measured steps in a march or the gong, gong, gong of a bell. Orders insinuated on one’s life. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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No Time Like the Present

Posted on November 18, 2014 by

Time We can’t make it or take it, spend it or lend it, give it or keep it, measure or bend it. Waste it or taste it, spill it or kill it, hear it or fear it, Time does not … Continue reading →

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Time Management

Posted on October 19, 2014 by

Free from time, not driven by it, we can still get it all done, all that needs doing without the stress of ticking timers. Rulers over time rather than ruled by it. Eating, sleeping, waking, doing according to our inner … Continue reading →

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No Means No

Posted on July 4, 2014 by

So the lesson here is not to fill up your time but learn to say no to those who would want to fill it up for you. It is hard to say no and then think you should have, could … Continue reading →

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Backwoods Journal Part five

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

  Ken’s mom gave us a small Honda generator. It was noisy and needed gas and oil. We positioned it out in the woods, far enough away from the house to muffle the sound and then used it only twice … Continue reading →

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Time Flies

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

Time flaps past like eagle wings, illusive and with great speed. We couldn’t stop it if we wanted to. ©Sharron R. McMillan

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The Passing Of Time

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

The passing of time of waves of gulls of wind.  I see dimly beyond what is and was.  Because I know this moment will never be again – I will not kill it but enjoy it – passing the time. … Continue reading →

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