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still saturday: how to pull yourself together

December 20, 2013 By Sandra Heska King

Caribbean - Jeremie

Near Jeremie, Haiti

 

“We live in a very tense society.

We are pulled apart . . .

and we all need to learn how to pull ourselves together . . .

I think that at least part of the answer lies in solitude.”

~Helen Hayes

Jeremie beach

Still suffering from a Haiti hangover
and hoping to find words soon,

Sandy

Welcome to Still Saturday where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and words. We’d love for you to join us. Get the details on the left, grab your favorite button, and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to gaze long and drink deep.



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  1. Kris Camealy says

    December 20, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    ((hugs)) we’ll be here when the words come, and we’ll be here in the quiet. Love you, lady.

    • Sandra Heska King says

      December 21, 2013 at 8:23 am

      Good morning, sweet friend. Love you.

  2. Sharon says

    December 21, 2013 at 1:42 am

    Yesterday it snowed off and on all day. The peace and quiet of this winter moment of solitude brought much-needed rest to my soul!

    GOD BLESS!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      December 21, 2013 at 8:24 am

      I do love a good quiet winter snow. 🙂

  3. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    December 21, 2013 at 7:39 am

    Rest and drink in the love of Christ in this solitude, dearest Sandra. Much love to you!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      December 21, 2013 at 8:25 am

      And much love to you, dear Patricia. I hope you are feeling better.

  4. Michelle DeRusha says

    December 21, 2013 at 10:58 am

    Praying for quiet and clarity, dear Sandy. xxoo

  5. Kimberly A Edwards says

    December 21, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    I love solitude. I think we all need to get away from all the noise and just let our minds release the chaos and allow God’s word to speak to our soul. Amen!

  6. Jason Stasyszen says

    December 21, 2013 at 1:45 pm

    Beautiful pictures. I’m sure the words that come will be equally as impacting. Thanks Sandra.

  7. Laurie Collett says

    December 21, 2013 at 3:35 pm

    Lovely, peaceful photos not needing words! Thanks for hosting & God bless.

  8. Joanne Viola says

    December 22, 2013 at 6:00 am

    May He renew you in this quiet time. May you & yours have a most blessed Christmas!

  9. Nina says

    December 22, 2013 at 6:24 pm

    May you find moments of solitude, for restitution and for all you need! Peaceful Christmas to you and yours!

  10. laura says

    December 25, 2013 at 5:43 pm

    Merry Christmas, beautiful you. Sitting in the quiet with you. Sending love your way.

  11. Lyli @ 3-D Lessons for Life says

    December 27, 2013 at 9:31 pm

    Sandy, I hope you are getting your feet back — both literally and in your spirit. Merry Belated Christmas. Hugs 🙂

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Talking with D about his grandfather. One of the f Talking with D about his grandfather. One of the farmhands said Grandpa King was one of the toughest men he ever knew. In the dead of a Michigan winter, he wore a baseball cap instead of a knit hat. In April through October he never wore a shirt.
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Once he was raking hay and while trying to get the rake in gear, he fell against the tractor fender. He finished raking hay. Then for the next two days, he rode on a combine bagging oats, bouncing and breathing in dust and lifting bags. After 3 days, he said, “I don’t feel very good. I’m gonna go to the doctor snd see what’s wrong.” He had two or three broken ribs, a punctured lung, and pneumonia.
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D said he only saw him tear up three times.
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1. When his 19-year-old grandson died from a heart condition.
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2. When D said, “ Goodbye Grandpa. I’ll see you in the spring.” ( D was maybe 11 or 12. ) Grandpa was on his way to FL for the winter and knew he probably wouldn’t be back. He died about a month later.
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3. When he talked about the fact that the hotels in FL would not let black baseball players stay there. That was in the 50s.
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No chocolate this year. Besides, the neighborhood No chocolate this year. Besides, the neighborhood raccoon we saw up the tree the other night has (had?) a sweet tooth and stole the box the next-door hubby had delivered--took it around the side of their house and ate it all.

Also no flowers or cards. 

Just this. And her name shall be called... drum roll...

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Lucy--for Lucille Ball (I Love Lucy) and her mischief and troublemaking. We've already seen signs of mischief in the shattered antique bottle we'd discovered next to our farmhouse in Michigan. It sat on the windowsill over the bathtub--silly me in having neglected to totally cat-proof--and in the missing top to my contact lens case--that D finally found next to the litter box. 

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And Lucy Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia who superly loved Aslan.

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