Monthly Archives: December 2010

A Year’s End Reflection

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Coming East

Every nerve ending was fired with excitement as we left Dunkin Donuts, thermoses full of hot coffee, and crossed the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the dark.  There is something magical about watching the sunrise on the Eastern Shore, steaming cup … Continue reading →

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The Gift Everyone Needs

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Coming East

For his sermon this Sunday morning, our priest James told the story of watching the movie Eat, Pray, Love with his wife this weekend.  One of the characters in the movie tells the main character that what she needs is … Continue reading →

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Song Without Words

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Coming East

Mendelssohn is known for his “Song Without Words.”  I feel sure he wrote that for his wife because couples have a certain language between them that requires no speech.  That’s a good thing because for the past few years, I’ve … Continue reading →

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Mildly Miffed Mondays

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Coming East

My daughter, who has the blog Pajama Days (mypajamadays.com), writes a post every Friday entitled Friday Flip-Offs.  Her post is linked to another blog site which actually started this notion of flipping off people, things, and situations which are incredibly … Continue reading →

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Lesson in the Leaves

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Coming East

A few weeks ago we drove up to New England for a family wedding.  While we were there, we decided to visit Mount Auburn Cemetery in the Boston area.  Last fall we were there at the peak of the fall … Continue reading →

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