Prayer Cabinet--March 14th Edition

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Wednesday March 14, 2012 · 8:31 AM PDT

2012/03/14 · 08:31

I have been on a media diet, truly a liberating experience. Getting up and getting out while the weather is good, because if its 82 degrees now, I know what's coming this summer. It will back to the gym because I have a feeling the heat/humidity will be blasting through the deep South.

I am also grumpy because I have given up or cut back on coffee, chocolate and sugar. Mind you, this is for my overall health and not for Lent. I was never good at giving things up for Lent, as the minute I did, I craved it and after several weeks, broke down and indulged.

By the way, when you give up things like coffee, for several days, you may feel like you have a cold or flu. It will pass. Trust me on this. On this note, I send you below the fold for the prayer cabinet.

Larin

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Wednesday February 29, 2012 · 2:00 PM PST

2012/02/29 · 14:00

It's February 29th. Warm breezes blow and flowers bloom. Children call out to one another on the playground and I will spend today with my daughter. I am blessed.

My brothers are well and one will visit this weekend. His partner of 17 years is currently undergoing chemo, but doing VERY well and I am grateful.

I am at peace finally with some issues that have dogged me for years. I hope to stay in that condition and pray for the patience to accept what is and let my forgiveness grow.

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Larin

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Wednesday February 22, 2012 · 6:36 AM PST

2012/02/22 · 06:36

We have flowers, lots of flowers blooming away on my street. Azaleas, tulips, daffodils, and even some roses. It's an early spring here in the deep South.

The parades have ended, the party has been cleaned up and for many, the period of Lent has begun. When I was younger, this meant I gave up chocolate and saved my pennies for the poor. Now, well, I'm exploring different avenues of meaning. Lets just say, I no longer get ashes on this day.

It's a journey and I walk that path with many others. Walk with me below the fold and leave your requests.

Larin

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Wednesday February 08, 2012 · 7:48 AM PST

2012/02/08 · 07:48

I have put away the last of the citrus, with a lemon curd and orange marmalade set up in the fridge. I learned to can and freeze extra produce and will enjoy the fruits of my labor in the following days. We have satsuma trees, fig and pear trees and a meyer lemon tree. Raised beds have a bounty of kale and lettuce.

I may not have acres of land, but what I have is productive. Because of the mild winter, I am still harvesting fresh herbs.

I hope this prayer cabinet finds everyone doing well. If not, please go below the fold to leave your request.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Thursday January 26, 2012 · 8:29 AM PST

2012/01/26 · 08:29

I am typing this evening after listening to the State of the Union address. I tune in now, I couldn't for so many years, just couldn't because I frightened the kids (and myself) by shouting at the screen. I didn't like what I shouted out and how I felt doing it, so I waited and digested the contents by other means. I also can't read the Saturday hate mail roundup, same reaction.

Which is why I gravitate to certain groups, keep up with selective people and diaries. Everyone on this site does the same as they visit here. Some just dip deeper than others.

Go below the fold to leave your requests and have a good week.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Wednesday January 18, 2012 · 3:56 PM PST

2012/01/18 · 15:56

This week I spent most of my time offline and it's been an revelation and a smart move. I have gotten more exercise, worked on some new skills, and taken some time out to take better care of my dog.

My dog is old, in several months he will be 16 years old. He is in decent health, but has aging issues like failing vision and problems with his joints. His heart, well it's what worries me. I have a very good vet. Why should I care for this animal so much? Because, honestly, this animal has given me more love, attention, and companionship than some of my family members. I say this with a smile, those same family members would agree with me.

So, I go for slow walks with Hercules on a leash and enjoy the sunshine, savoring our time together. It's teaching me patience and acceptance of what is and what is to come. Go below the fold for the prayer cabinet.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Wednesday January 11, 2012 · 9:26 AM PST

2012/01/11 · 09:26

The unseasonable warm weather is ending, cooler weather comes in and the coats come out of the hall closet. I live in an older ranch house in an older neighborhood.

They are wonderful homes, built well before the age of the McMansion. There are front yards, porches, back yards with fruit trees and schools within walking distance. Libraries, hospitals and food stores within walking distance of my front door. I have a hall closet. Work commutes are done in minutes, not hours.

Younger people are rediscovering our neighborhood and there is a sense of economic hope is us all when we see them moving in and starting their families.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Thursday December 29, 2011 · 3:00 AM PST

2011/12/29 · 03:00

This week slipped away from me. It passed me by as I did the simple things that take time and effort. Laundry, cleaning, processing satsumas. Yep, in my freezer now are over five gallons of freshly squeezed satsuma juice. I'm still sticky.

The tree comes down this weekend. All the decorations will be boxed and returned to the attic. I must have been a genius this year with the gifts because no one has asked for receipts for a return.

Last week the cabinet received many requests, one for a family who lost a child to cancer, one for a mother with breast cancer and one for a a daughter recovering for a surgery to remove a cyst. Keep them in your prayers this week. Go below the fold to leave your request.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Wednesday December 21, 2011 · 8:44 AM PST

2011/12/21 · 08:44

So, this is Christmas and what have you done? Traveling last week, listening to John Lennon and that song always takes my breath away. It didn't help that it was so close to the day he died in New York.

Our journey to visit family found them handling the health issues better than I had expected. They were glad to see me and we enjoyed a quiet evening together.

I hope during the next several weeks you find your friends and family in good health and you get to spend some time with those you care for and any journey you take finds you arriving safe and sound. That's about it, keeping it simple this week.

Larin for Street Prophets

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Tuesday December 06, 2011 · 9:14 AM PST

2011/12/06 · 09:14

It's a busy week coming up for me and other family members. We will be traveling out of state to see a family member who is undergoing chemo. He is a good man, my brother's partner for over 20 years and at his age (75), the cancer is a challenge. I ask for prayers and kind thoughts to be sent his way. His name is Cass.

In the upcoming weeks, I plan to take things slow. If it hasn't been purchased, baked, wrapped or shipped, well when it gets there, it will get there. Right now, people I care for need my attention, not cards and gifts.

You think I would have figured this out years ago, but I will take my revelations when I get them. Below the fold is the prayer cabinet.

Larin

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Wednesday November 30, 2011 · 7:53 AM PST

2011/11/30 · 07:53

Love is a bunch of kale. Sleeping in the day after Thanksgiving, I wander into the kitchen for that first cup of coffee to find tomatoes and a bunch of kale. It couldn't be mine, I planted to late, so it's a gift from my partner, who made the farmer's market and thought of me.

He doesn't eat kale, won't touch it.

Go below to leave your request for prayers or kind thoughts for you or for the people you care for. It will be your bunch of kale.

Larin

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Wednesday November 09, 2011 · 7:00 AM PST

2011/11/09 · 07:00

I can come here once a week and quietly say "I give thanks." Thanks for the fact that I had the ability and the means to seek something that brings comfort and joy. Thanks that I had funds to secure this bit of pleasure and the time to enjoy it. Thank you to all who visit the prayer cabinet. It's a small thing to have a quiet safe place and it's an enormous thing, too.

If you are here, to request prayer and kind thoughts, please go below the fold.

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