When I was growing up, the Duffords, Mace and Clara, lived across our fence -- well, they lived in the house whose yard bordered our. They were like an aunt and uncle to me.. It helped that I grew up and went to school with their grandchildren. Their yard! Oh, was like something out of Best Gardeners of the World magazine. I wish I had a photo to post of the way it looked.
Clara always called me "my boy." Both have been members of the Church Triumphant for a very long time -- about twenty years or so. I sang for each of their funerals (old Lutheran family).
Tonight as I came home and drove into the drive way, there was a light on in the Dufford's kitchen; only it's not their kitchen any more. For one split second I was a kid again,. And then I realized that I'm not a kid any more, and I missed my Clara.
Clara's favourite hymn (indeed, favourite song) is This is My Father's World. Tonight, as I remember then, TTLS's Even song is for Clara.
Evensong from the BBC -- Peterborough Cathedral, is here. Peterborough Cathedral is very special to me for it was in it that God called me home to the Episcopal Church.
Clara always called me "my boy." Both have been members of the Church Triumphant for a very long time -- about twenty years or so. I sang for each of their funerals (old Lutheran family).
Tonight as I came home and drove into the drive way, there was a light on in the Dufford's kitchen; only it's not their kitchen any more. For one split second I was a kid again,. And then I realized that I'm not a kid any more, and I missed my Clara.
Clara's favourite hymn (indeed, favourite song) is This is My Father's World. Tonight, as I remember then, TTLS's Even song is for Clara.
Evensong from the BBC -- Peterborough Cathedral, is here. Peterborough Cathedral is very special to me for it was in it that God called me home to the Episcopal Church.
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