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Song of the Builders

On a summer morning
I sat down
on a hillside
to think about God--
a worthy pastime
Near me, I saw
a single cricket;
it was moving the grains of the hillside
this way and that way
How great was its energy
how humble its effort
Let us hope
it will always be like this
each of us going on
in our inexplicable ways
building the universe.

--Mary Oliver
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Moonshadow

Posted by Inexplicable Ways on January 8, 2008

The beauty I have seen today:

A sweet postpartum mama and her precious 6 week old. It is an incredible experience to watch a couple become parents.
Norah dancing around the house in her polka dot undies singing Moonshadow.
My friend Laura’s campus Bible study and her unfathomable care for others.
A two-year old’s positive thinking while on the potty: “Poopy, come out. Come out, poopy.”
The amazing play table Scott built for Norah’s dollhouse. Wow.

And the ugly:

An advertisement for a local pregnancy seminar: So You Think You’re Smarter Than Your OB/GYN? taught by an OB, of course.
A grocery store scene. I hate witnessing those.
Words I said. I squirted tart in a friend’s eye.
My hair. Um, I really need to wash it. Really.

This entry was posted on January 8, 2008 at 2:45 am and is filed under Beauty. Tagged: cat stevens, moonshadow, postpartum care, potty-learning, plan toys. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Moonshadow”

gracefullearning said

January 8, 2008 at 7:29 am
OMG — You Think You’re Smarter than and Old Fart? What!?!?!? Oh, Please! Geez!

I love that table – what a craftsman — that that dollhouse is pretty snazzy. Is that Plan Toys? Have you seen the Holtzinger and Ostelheimer-something-or-other figures? They are so pretty….and so costly. Etsy has some handmade ones that are lovely.

I ramble at 2:28AM….Hope your Tuesday is full of goodness — and no tart in the eye, or bad grocery scenes~

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inexplicableways said

January 8, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Yep, plan toys. I seriously love that company. Why yes I have seen the crazy expensive H&O figures. I told Scott he needed to go into the wooden toymaking business!

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Laura said

January 8, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Awe Shucks…….I am humbled and touched that I made the beauty list…and not the old and ugly!!!!!
Thought I’d pop in on your site this morning and see what you had added. I love what you’ve done with it! So much great information for mom’s with little ones… and a peek into your beautiful heart and soul. You continue to amaze me in the ways that you bless myself and others. I hope you have an absolutely beauty filled day….and I’d love to see a video of Norah Bean dancing and singing Moonshadow!!!

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