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Ashley C. Shannon's avatar

"not-yet-sent-to-bed children" 😍

(They seem to be here too! 😀)

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Shawn Smucker's avatar

They're everywhere! :)

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Jayna Venturini's avatar

“a kind of hope whose fruit we do not know because we didn’t plant the seeds.” - beautiful!

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Shawn Smucker's avatar

Thanks, Jayna!

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Jody L. Collins's avatar

Shawn, I'm enjoying these poetic reflections, they seem just right for the season you and Maile find yourselves in. Thank you for offering us a glimpse.

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Shawn Smucker's avatar

Thanks, Jody. It's been fun to switch it up a bit.

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On Being (Claire H)'s avatar

this is gorgeous - have you submitted it anywhere?

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Shawn Smucker's avatar

Thanks, Claire! No, I haven't.

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David Todd McCarty's avatar

I have a fire going this morning, and a window open. :)

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Shawn Smucker's avatar

Yeah, since we just got our wood stove, I'm pretty reluctant to stop now!

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David Todd McCarty's avatar

One day soon I’ll come downstairs to find the fireplace cleaned out and all the tools wrapped up and ready to be put in the attic. That’s when I knew fire season is over. When my wife decides it is. Then I have to move it outside.

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nancyaruegg.com's avatar

Thank you for demonstrating to us that hope in itself is a beautiful thing--something to be savored. It will be gratifying, I think, to watch those hope-seeds grow!

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Simply Soul Searching Karen :)'s avatar

Beautiful thoughts, eloquently expressed. May your patient waiting yield just what you need. Thank you always for writing, Shawn.

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