-frederick beuchner
Mar18
here is the world.
-frederick beuchner
Author Archives: beth
Mar18
reweaving.
in recent days
i have seen and read about
many gestures of hospitality
one reaching out to another
with each act
i find a renewed sense of hope.
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“hospitality is always an act that benefits the host even more than the guest. the concept of hospitality arose in ancient times when the reciprocity was easier to see: in nomadic cultures, the food and shelter one gave to a stranger yesterday is the food and shelter one hopes to receive from a stranger tomorrow. by offering hospitality, one participates in the endless reweaving of a social fabric on which all can depend – thus the gift of sustenance for the guest becomes a gift of hope for the host.”
-parker j. palmer
Mar17
lucky.
may you each find your own piece of luck today.
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“you gotta try your luck at least once a day,
because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.”
-jimmy dean
Mar16
bloom.
even in the midst of the most challenging of times
the flowers never cease to bloom.
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“can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers?”
~ maurice maeterlinck
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nectarine tree on a sunny day in sierra vista, arizona, usa
Mar15
support.
“but which is the stone that supports the bridge?”
-kublai khan
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ramsey canyon preserve, sierra vista, az – walking in beauty with my sister
Mar14
distance teaching/learning.
“learning must travel the distance from head to heart.”
-gloria steinem
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan is escalating its response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
On Thursday night Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the closure of all Michigan K-12 schools, including public, private and boarding, in response to the confirmed cases.
The closures start Monday and will end on April 5, according to officials. Schools are scheduled to reopen on Monday, April 6.
here’s to the educators, support staff, administrators, and families. all working so hard to continue our connection and to share in our partnership of caring for, and teaching their children. in a very short time, i have seen amazing work being done on all sides to support this initiative.
Mar14
book therapy.
a wonderful note during these challenging times, from our local library:
ann arbor district library
Today, you checked out 30,622 items from the AADL.
Last Friday, that number was 5,067.
NOW PLEASE, DON’T BRING ANY OF IT BACK!
NONE OF IT!
NO JOKE!
Seriously, please keep everything until we ask for it back.
We promise, we’ll let you know when.
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More information on our system-wide closure: https://aadl.org/covidclosure
“the only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
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credits: robert mccloskly, illustrator (blueberries for sal, make way for ducklings),aadl.org
Mar13
constant.
margot harper nichols
Mar12
ideas come from everything.
on the occasion of one of my favorite director’s birthday
happy alfred hitchcock day
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“ideas come from everything.”
-alfred hitchcock
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image credit: afi
Mar11
panic in the paper aisle.
World’s Largest Roll of Toilet Paper
10 feet high and 8.5 feet across.
weighs two tons.
contains a million square feet of squeeze-ably soft toilet paper.
will last me 1900 years.
according to my math
i’m good.
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“i tend to stay with the panic. i embrace the panic.”
-larry david
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credits: ripley’s believe it or not museum, branson, missouri, usa
