Tag: daily work
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Daily Work
Perfection tells me I can get ahead – I can keep the kitchen crumbless and sparkling, the food prepped, the glass refilled, the diaper dry, the laundry washed, dried, folded, stacked, shelved, or hung. The infant tells me time is running out – the invisible clock hovers above my head always ticking the seconds from…
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Emmanuel
Be with me in my waking, praying, moving. Be with me in my speaking, hugging, helping. Be with me in my scrubbing, filling, placing. Be with me in my prepping, serving, feeding. Be with me in my packing, driving, sending. Be with me in my washing, drying, folding. Be with me in my rinsing, loading,…
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Peeling Grapes
Who am I to be blessed with a baby who loves grapes; and me, with legs and feet to stand, hands and fingers to work, eyes to watch and ears to listen? The juice runs down between my fingers as my knife works. It drips from my wrist onto the white plate where I wipe…
Amy Secrist 