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ADVENTS PAST - PART TWO

Posted by Marlene Obie on Saturday, December 18, 2010,

See It, Hear It, Feel it?

Within the cold December air we inhaled

were sights and sounds that attached

themselves forever our sensual

strolls through pre-Christmas.


Houses with decorated doors and bright trees

centered in living room windows,

a contrast against winter-white frosted

ground and rooftops.

 

Central Avenue, decked out with

lights, mechanical window scenes,

bell-ringing Santas and bundled-up,

bustling humans spewing smokey

white streams of breath.

Singers, alon...


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Advent Pasts Part I

Posted by Marlene Obie on Tuesday, December 7, 2010,

Advent Pasts of My Childhood.

          The Advents of my past began with practices for the upcoming Christmas Seasonal performances.  Upon the return to school and Sunday School after Thanksgiving, we were given scripts, music and rehearsal schedules and lesson plans in both settings were arranged around the necessary preparations.  
        In elementary school in the forties in Great Falls, Montana, I guess it was taken for granted that whether you attended church or not, you were Christia...


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Most recently, I'm a contributor and co-conspirator of the book, Spirit to Spirit, a collection of poetry, stories, prayers and essays by Writers of Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland, Washington. It is available from Amazon, categorized under "poetry". Try it! I think you'll like it! Have had two books published which are presently out of print, but can be obtained from various sources, What's a Mother To Do? and What Color is My Collar? and a number of articles. I write pieces of nostalgia, personal experience, inspirations from life's continual surprises and lessons, poetry. Have written devotions for Christ In Our Home Lutheran quarterly devotionsl booklet. Working on an inspirational poetic gift book, short stories, and novels.

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