Posted on July 2, 2025
by Paris Renae
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(Mountains Part 2) Once I wasn’t much of a bird person. It started with a bat getting into my grandmother’s house when I was spending the night as an eight-year-old. Years later my cat brought a bird into the house and let it go.… Continue Reading “Delight”
Category: featuredTags: anger, bird, busy, cat, creation, cute, delight, desire, eyes, fireflies, future, gift, glory, God, grace, grandmother, heart, home, human, humble, Jesus, journey, joy, life, live, Lord, love, mercy, mountains, need, promise, regret, rescue, rest, salvation, sky, soul, sunrise, surrender, trip, true, want, wonder
Posted on August 28, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Watching babies once they find their hands is too fun – everything to the mouth. They don’t just want to hold the toy, the dog’s ear, their mom’s hair – they want to taste it, make it their own. I’ll never forget my ten month… Continue Reading “Touching…Marvelous…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: baby, Bible, butterfly, creation, daughter, death, dog, eternity, forever, gift, God, grandmother, hurt, Jesus, life, lonely, rose, time, touch
Posted on May 8, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Did your mother ever sing to you ‘You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey…”? Mine did… I miss her… She also came in some mornings singing ‘Wake up, wake up you sleepy head. The sun… Continue Reading “My Sunshine…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: babies, confide, dad, daughter, emotion, flowers, grandmother, hug, intimacy, kiss, mom, mother, old, parent, proud, rocking chair, singing, smile, son, stories, sun, sunshine, young
Posted on February 27, 2015
by Paris Renae
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I have a collection… A little unusual as the use for these originally was to blow your nose… My collection started when my Nanny, a.k.a. grandmother, died and I was sent a few of her things. Some were doilies she had crocheted and… Continue Reading “Handkerchiefs?”
Category: UncategorizedTags: 20th century, antique, collectible, collection, daughter, disposable, grandchildren, grandmother, hand me downs, history, mother, Renaissance, stories
Posted on November 7, 2014
by Paris Renae
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Antique stores are fun… I don’t know much about authenticity or values – my interest lies in the history, in the uniqueness, in the beauty (and a good deal of course)… Actually I do cringe a little when I see things I had… Continue Reading “Antique People…”
Category: UncategorizedTags: age, aging, antiques, beauty, grandma, grandmother, memories, mom, mother, old, perspective, stories, sugar, value, wrinkles
Posted on September 26, 2014
by Paris Renae
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Sipping iced tea from a wine glass makes it even better… Recently I served tea to my girlfriend and I in wine glasses. She thought it was wonderful. It reminded me of something: my grandmother always ‘put away’ her nice things to… Continue Reading “Use the Good Stuff…”
Posted on February 21, 2014
by Paris Renae
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“Wait for me, Nanny!” Nanny is what Little One called her grandmother. “Come on, Little One, the garden is calling.” “I don’t hear it, Nanny. What is it calling?” Laughing, Nanny said “No, Little One, you can’t hear it with your ears, you hear… Continue Reading “THE GARDEN”
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