Author Archives: AECRM

Dogs and Scraps. Heaven and Animals

Posted on March 17, 2019

Today, the second Sunday in Lent, the Gospel Lesson was St. Matthew 15:21-28. The Story of the Canaanite woman who sought healing for her daughter.   Jesus answered that he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.  But she … Continue reading →

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A Gift with Some Memories

Posted on March 3, 2019

The other day a friend from our former church in Arizona posted this on Facebook: “Name one thing that you learned from your father.” As I regularly don’t follow directions, I wrote two things, but they were woefully inadequate. Then … Continue reading →

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Gratitude in the Furniture Hospital Ward

Posted on January 30, 2019

There were years in our life together when my husband greeted each new morning saying, in an exaggerated Scottish brogue, “Glory be to Jesus, it’s a beautiful day.” But how do you keep gratitude in your life when the troubles … Continue reading →

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Our Hands Are Full

Posted on January 14, 2019

We are too old for this. Perhaps it is punishment for our sins. Maybe it is just the jest of the devil to make us curse our lot. It might be intended as a little entertainment, so others will sit … Continue reading →

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OHIO

Posted on January 3, 2019

For the time being you can follow the link to my Ann Miko page — https://when-the-river-wont-flow.blog/ann-miko/ or you can read it here: If you’ve checked in here before you’ll have heard that I started this blog years ago when I … Continue reading →

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The Blessing of Our Last Home

Posted on August 27, 2018

On June 18th, I wrote a post called The Mixed Blessing of our Last Home. That seems like ages ago. Now we are a month away from closing on our new home, and we are eager to do that. We … Continue reading →

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Sobriety, Depression, and Answered Prayers

Posted on August 14, 2018

Originally posted on Sober Grace:
It’s been a while! I haven’t updated my blog for quite a long time, for various reasons. Yes, I am still sober. No, I have not been going to very many meetings in the last…

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