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Eastward the dawn rose, ridge behind ridge into the morning, and vanished out of eyesight into guess; it was no more than a glimmer blending with the hem of the sky, but it spoke to them, out of the memory and old tales, of the high and distant mountains. (J. R. R. Tolkien) We did it! We packed up and flew our young brood for a week to Wyoming to stay with my beloved sister. Chilly mornings, the sun pressing intensely hot yet light on your skin at noon, breathless vastness at sunset, glory, farmers' fields, homemade donuts, a slow and tactile life. And the mountains. Heart-changing, healing. I saw myself and my true tiny size - all my life, the pains and glories and ordinaries wrapped up in it, the shocks and deep desires and plans, all a speck under the shadow of these mighty creations of God. And I was at peace. I drank in the majesty and stamped it in my memory and wrapped up the peace to carry home with me.
The children drank it in too, playing with their adorable cousin all day, their fingernails dirt-stained and skin beautifully browned by the sun. Of course there were the occasional fatigues and irks of human nature, but they did so well. My sister's home felt like my grandmothers' homes, one of the coziest places I've ever been. It was such a gift to spend quality time with my sister in a way we'd never done since the both of us had gotten married! And . . . "Well, I'm back." Once again hoping to return to a season of more regular blogging! My veins are afire with making autumn come a wee bit early to my home, revving up fall menus and baking breads and all that. It's late and my husband is almost home so I'll keep this initial post short, a bookmark to return to with more of my unimportant but good-humored ramblings soon. xo, Mary
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MaryWife to my best friend. Mama to a gregarious 3yo boy, a determined 18mo daughter, a darling baby boy due in late July, and a miscarried child we gave back to God. (photos are from Unsplash unless I note they're mine :)
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