http://dancingintherain.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Dancing in the Rain en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:24:18 GMT 2010-01-03T22:24:18Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972606&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace    IIt is not so bad turning 50 after all.  I was with alot of freinds. We walked down the hill to a local bar to ring in the New Year.  How was yoiur New Years Eve? Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:19:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972606&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace DIANE D. 2010-01-02T13:19:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966473&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace If I could capture time, it would be of the moments I have spent with you. Our bodies would never age; Our bodies would never go frail. I can feel time creeping up on us like a thief in the . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:15:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966473&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-12-29T04:15:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966399&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back by Marilyn Mackenzie It happens every year. Just a few days after our New Year’s celebrations, we begin to give up hope for achieving . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:41:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966399&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-29T02:41:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963985&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I receive devotionals in each of my email inboxes.  Depending on where I land each day (I don't often check them all), I like there to be something to remind me of my Lord and Savior.   . . . Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:09:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963985&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-27T01:09:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963755&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace The #1 Secret to Happiness is..... Learning to Dance in the Rain! (click to see the movie)   The movie begins with this quotation:   "Life's not . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:24:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963755&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-26T19:24:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963704&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Love yourself. Until you do, nobody else will be able to love you. How can you show someone else how to love you if you do not know how to love yourself? You will settle for cheap imitations, . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:02:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963704&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-12-26T18:02:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962121&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace December 25 th is the world’s dedication day for our Perfected King, Jesus Christ; so it is His desire to do His work on His Day. Here are some ways to do the will of our Father and . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:19:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962121&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Rose T. 2009-12-24T21:19:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961950&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I could lay out a patchwork of anger, Write it to a whole host of 'yous,' And remove my battle-worn clothing To trace across each vacant bruise. I could cut open all my scars- Let the blood pour out . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:11:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961950&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Nicole H 2009-12-24T18:11:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957919&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Sorry it has taken so long to finally post (1) of many articles for this group; but when you have to move as many times as I have had to, it is VERY hard to stay connected.  The forces that be…… . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977957919&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Rose T. 2009-12-22T03:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954967&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   With all the divisions satan has thrust upon the world for the last days; the labels will make it even easier to single out ANY CLASS of PEOPLE.  Here again we see satan at his height; making . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:47:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954967&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Rose T. 2009-12-19T21:47:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947638&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace     Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:10:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947638&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-15T07:10:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944268&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Happy National Ding-a-Ling Day!!! by Marilyn Mackenzie     Yep.  It's National Ding-a-Ling Day.  Hmmm.   According to Dictionary.com , a ding-a-ling . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:13:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944268&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-12T22:13:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943440&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I attended our local haiku group today. My brain gets overloaded and scrambled during this intense process of reading and critiquing...I never knew there was so much to say about so little! *********************** . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:54:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943440&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-12-12T03:54:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943293&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   *Twas a few weeks before Christmas* *When all through our land,*   *Not a Christian was praying* *Nor taking a stand.*   . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:34:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943293&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-12T00:34:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943167&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:41:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943167&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-11T22:41:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940253&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Some haiku for your winter enjoyment...posted for Thursday Gather Writing Essentials and the poetry groups of Gather...   Cabin fever winter wind hurls a fir limb at the kitchen window . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:13:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977940253&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-12-10T23:13:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936077&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:05:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936077&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-08T01:05:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935866&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace     Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:40:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977935866&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-07T22:40:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933535&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace When I was a kid, I loved the smell of coffee.  It was what woke me up each morning.  Although I would stay in bed until my mom woke me up, I always awoke before she tapped at the door.  . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:18:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933535&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-06T19:18:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933490&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   Scripture Cake   This recipe has each ingredient referenced in Bible verses. 4-1/4 cups 1st. Kings: 4:22 1 cup Judges 5:25, last clause . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:21:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933490&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-06T18:21:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930268&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I started a new job in the middle of November. I am now working for a private care agency as a caregiver for developmentally disabled adults in their homes. There are one or two or three clients . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:35:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930268&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-12-04T07:35:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930228&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace The Most Important Gifts by Marilyn Mackenzie     This time of year can be a challenge to the families when jobs have been lost or are in jeopardy.  Kids, even . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:43:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977930228&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-04T06:43:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929469&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   I've always loved this song.  When I was in high school and in the school choir, our best tenor sang this so beautifully.  Ever since, it's been a favorite . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:49:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929469&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Marilyn M. 2009-12-03T20:49:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928049&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace What is the Best Christmas Present You've  Ever Received?      (My answer is at the end of this article.)       . . . Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:56:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977928049&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Rose T. 2009-12-03T00:56:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922845&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace She picked up the pieces of broken glass one by one, careful not to cut herself. The sun’s reflection on the glass cast a myriad of beautiful colors against the wall. Beauty in the broken . She . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:21:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922845&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-11-30T00:21:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922799&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I pick sunflowers. How big they are, how bright! Sometimes I can’t see them; My eyes fill with cobwebs that will not brush away.   ******* She sits at the bar, smiling at . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:43:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922799&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-11-29T23:43:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921815&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace  While on my walk, I took some great photos I would like to share, I really enjoyed my self. A lady was nice enoogh to let me take a photo of her dog, then she took one of me. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:18:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921815&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace DIANE D. 2009-11-29T00:18:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921305&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace           I love taking phots, as many of you konow. They other day I went around North Hill and took some photos. My Nikon decided to reappear, I am so happy! . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:52:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921305&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace DIANE D. 2009-11-28T13:52:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916109&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace I was making turkey soup the other day and got a surprise, reaching into the bag of carrots ...   Do You Carrot All About Me? Or, I Hate it When My Schwartz Gets Twisted…* . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:51:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916109&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-11-25T23:51:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916465&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace   Winds are shifting, and my heart tells me to be strong. We always knew it would come to this, didn’t we? Somewhere amidst the music you brought to my life, . . . Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:13:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916465&grpId=3659174697251635&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-11-25T00:13:45Z