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The Low Song of Gratitude

by Tamara BelangerUncategorizedPosted on July 8, 2017No Comments

Two years ago, at this same time of year, I found myself with a terminally ill car and not enough resources to get another one of any better quality.  It wasn’t that I didn’t save my money.  It wasn’t that I didn’t live within my means.  It’s just that my savings and my means didn’t …

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Communion With the Past

by Tamara BelangerUncategorizedPosted on January 16, 2017No Comments

I sat in church yesterday and let the words of the songs run down my heart, the parts that felt raw like salt in a carpet burn.  I held the bread and juice of the communion in my hands and felt like the beggar at the tableside.    I’m just back from visiting my daughter …

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January 2nd, The Year of Intentional

by Tamara BelangerUncategorizedPosted on January 2, 2017No Comments

I’ve been reading a lot about being minimal; in diet, possessions, technology,  mind set.  What do I really want, really need that adds the most value to my life?   It’s quite personal, the answers to those.  My body, my thoughts, my emotions nudge me to pay close attention these days.  The future doesn’t seem endless …

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What My Father Taught Me About Breakfast

by Tamara BelangerUncategorizedPosted on December 31, 2016December 31, 2016No Comments

I never get tired of it; the mornings when I can savor quiet and move slower, when the calendar and the clock aren’t my dictators.   I take the time to make my scrambled eggs fluffier and more flavorfully complicated, all spices and Tofutti.  I pour myself a fancy glass, not the everyday mason jars, with …

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The Last First Goodbye

by Tamara BelangerUncategorizedPosted on December 22, 2016December 22, 2016No Comments

I love iced tea.  Straight up, no sugar, no lemon black iced tea; strong enough to make you sit up straighter.  I have a favorite place to get it, not far from where I live.  It’s worth it toget up off the couch and grab my keys and go through the drive through where I’ve …

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