Growing in the Dark

a short line or verse or fleeting thought

Month: November 2018

Mercy and Her Shield: Book Review

THE SUBJECT SITS IN CHAINS. THE MANOR LIES IN RUIN. THE BEASTS CREEP INTO THE OPEN. BUT THE KING HAS A PLAN.

-MERCY AND HER SHIELD

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A Monday Morning

When my alarm went off I stretched and slapped the snooze button. To my unbounded surprise, the clock made a cracking sound and the display ceased to display. This was a bad omen. 

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Blue Boots

If you happen to be near the small town of Woodchester, visit the schoolhouse and take the northbound trail away from it. This particular path doesn’t seem much different from the others. It leads right through corn fields and cow pastures same as the rest. But what makes this lane special is that it runs right straight past the Parker farm. And about a hundred yards before the Parker farm sits a navy-blue rubber boot. It’s been there for years, almost hidden by the long grass at the side of the trail. But as it is, no one cares to move it because Old Widow Thomas won’t have it moved. She declares that it belongs there.

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King Edmund the Just

Edmund was a graver and quieter man than Peter, and great in council and judgment. He was called King Edmund the Just.

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Edmund is, without question, my favorite of the four. His story is the story of redemption. And it’s beautiful. I have so many wonderful quotes about him that this post is going to get rather lengthy. But you don’t mind, right? 😊

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