{"id":353,"date":"2016-12-05T19:27:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rai.tip.temporary.site\/musings\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2025-10-05T21:12:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T02:12:44","slug":"musings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/","title":{"rendered":"Musings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_menu_0 et_pb_fullwidth_menu et_pb_fullwidth_menu--without-logo et_pb_fullwidth_menu--style-left_aligned et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_align_right-tablet et_pb_text_align_right-phone et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\"><div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\"><nav class=\"et-menu-nav fullwidth-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-top\" class=\"et-menu fullwidth-menu nav downwards\"><li id=\"menu-item-473\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-473 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-473\"><a href=\"http:\/\/rai.tip.temporary.site\/musings\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-7\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-2 menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-7\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/about\/\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-500\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-500 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-500\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/\">Ken &#038; Lea&#8217;s Place<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"et_mobile_nav_menu\"><div class=\"mobile_nav closed\"><span class=\"mobile_menu_bar\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_section_parallax et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background--css et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-fullwidth-header-0\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/amazing-736875_1280.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container left\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Musings from the Midwest<\/h1><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section et_pb_section_parallax section_has_divider et_pb_bottom_divider\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-wrapper\"><span class=\"et-pb-parallax-background et-pb-parallax-background--css et-pb-parallax-background-module--divi-section-1\" style=\"background-image:url(http:\/\/rai.tip.temporary.site\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/autumn-leave-1415541.jpg)\"><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters4 et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module preset--module--divi-blog--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_blog_posts et_block_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8617 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-8617 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/mary-louise\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Mary-Louise_2024-04-07_210315-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C842&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"758\" alt=\"Mary Louise\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/mary-louise\/\">Mary Louise<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 7, 2024<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>My mother, Mary Louise Henderson, was born April 7, 1914 in Hot Springs, South Dakota. She was the 2nd of four&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/mary-louise\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8602 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-8602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-change tag-power\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/in-one-moment\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2840178-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"time, clock, clocks\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/in-one-moment\/\">In One Moment<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Sep 22, 2023<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I remember a moment when I was 15 years old and walking past a convent where the Catholic nuns lived. I perceived from&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/in-one-moment\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8590 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-8590 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-choices tag-grace\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/waking-to-a-new-beginning\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/3243718-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C799&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" alt=\"nature, flower, plant\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/waking-to-a-new-beginning\/\">Waking to a New Beginning<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 6, 2023<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I am a very sound sleeper, and almost nothing wakes me up when I am sleeping. But one night in 1988, I was awakened by&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/waking-to-a-new-beginning\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8514 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-8514 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-prodigals\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/prodigals\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/6262070.jpg?fit=1280%2C723&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"610\" alt=\"Prodigals\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/prodigals\/\">Prodigals<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Mar 21, 2022<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Yesterday, as I was doing an afternoon walk and listening and praying to worship music, the song by Chris Tomlin came&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/prodigals\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8473 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-8473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/small-miracles\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/sky-1122416_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"665\" alt=\"Small Miracles\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/small-miracles\/\">Small Miracles<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Sep 25, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In 1992, I moved to Jerusalem to work with a Messianic Rabbi and his family. I had been working for them for about 4&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/small-miracles\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8432 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-8432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-grace\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/grace-through-the-years\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/real-centaury-3495189_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Grace Through the Years\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/grace-through-the-years\/\">Grace Through the Years<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 1, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Last November was 34 years sober for me. I was thinking yesterday about what started me on the road to sobriety. My&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/grace-through-the-years\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8408 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-8408 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/ants-and-insomnia\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/melon-3363853_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"ants\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/ants-and-insomnia\/\">Ants and Insomnia<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jun 3, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I looked at the time again as I sat on the couch, playing my game on my phone. It was 2:00 AM! I had to be up at 5:00&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/ants-and-insomnia\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8392 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-8392 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/amazing-grace-and-mercy\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/landscape-5120591_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"landscape\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/amazing-grace-and-mercy\/\">Amazing Grace and Mercy<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 7, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>It was a normal Monday evening in December.\u00a0 the week before Christmas.\u00a0 I was getting ready\u00a0 for \u00a0bed, when I had&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/amazing-grace-and-mercy\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8378 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-8378 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/serendipity-or-a-plan\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hot-air-balloons-1373161_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C719&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"607\" alt=\"Serendipity or a Plan?\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/serendipity-or-a-plan\/\">Serendipity or a Plan?<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Mar 29, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">3 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>It was a Friday night in March of 1996. I was curious about this new thing called the internet and all it had to&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/serendipity-or-a-plan\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8362 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_9 post-8362 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-humor\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/baking-and-other-lessons\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/pexels-photo-121627.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1253&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"food plate table chocolate\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/baking-and-other-lessons\/\">Baking and Other Lessons<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Feb 3, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">2 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Lately I have struggled with feeling down, maybe even depressed. All the things that have happened in the past year&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/baking-and-other-lessons\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8346 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_10 post-8346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-choices tag-friends\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/looking-back-to-the-future\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/photos-256889_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C847&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"715\" alt=\"Looking Back to the Future\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/looking-back-to-the-future\/\">Looking Back to the Future<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 4, 2021<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I was looking through some old pictures the other day and came across a birthday card I received in 1986 when I was&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/looking-back-to-the-future\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8257 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_11 post-8257 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/8257-2\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/person-3382248_640.jpg?fit=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Friends\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/8257-2\/\">Friends<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 21, 2019<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>We were driving home from a doctor&#8217;s appointment a while back and saw the license plate in front of us that said&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/8257-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8224 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_12 post-8224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/to-grow-or-not\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/window-1679344_640.jpg?fit=640%2C506&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"506\" alt=\"window\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/to-grow-or-not\/\">To Grow or Not?<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Sep 4, 2019<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The weeks have worn on and I am still in therapy for my broken shoulder. I thought it would be over by now and my arm&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/to-grow-or-not\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_8211 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_13 post-8211 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/blessings-in-disguise\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/window-1560966_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" alt=\"candles\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/blessings-in-disguise\/\">Blessings in Disguise<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Aug 5, 2019<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>On a Friday evening last April, I stood up from my sofa to walk into another room. As I did, I caught my foot on a piece of furniture, and was catapulted into the air, falling and landing hard on my left shoulder. I knew as soon as it happened that it was a bad injury. At first, I could not sit up and I could not move my arm. I had to hold it close to my body with my other hand. The pain was intense.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/blessings-in-disguise\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_596 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_14 post-596 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/im-not-the-ceo-of-my-life-anymore\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e032b20621f61c3e81584d04ee44408be273e4d41bb114469cf8_640_choices.jpg?fit=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"I&#8217;m Not the CEO of My Life Anymore!\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/im-not-the-ceo-of-my-life-anymore\/\">I&#8217;m Not the CEO of My Life Anymore!<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Feb 9, 2018<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I volunteer with a non-profit organization that assists men and women coming out of prison, who are trying to rebuild&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/im-not-the-ceo-of-my-life-anymore\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_552 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_15 post-552 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unto-the-least-of-these\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/freedom-2053281_640.jpg?fit=640%2C486&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" alt=\"sunset\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unto-the-least-of-these\/\">Unto the least of these&#8230;<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 23, 2018<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>A few months ago the pastor of the church we are attending passed out a card to everyone attending. The card said,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unto-the-least-of-these\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_516 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_16 post-516 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/tammany-a-k-a-putter-cat\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Putter2.jpg?fit=2592%2C1944&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" alt=\"Tammany a.k.a. Putter Cat\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/tammany-a-k-a-putter-cat\/\">Tammany a.k.a. Putter Cat<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jun 7, 2017<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I remember the first time I saw Putter Cat. She was at the Humane Society all alone in a cage. I noticed she was a&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/tammany-a-k-a-putter-cat\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_510 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_17 post-510 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14598041337_3e8de4afa0_bedbug.jpg?fit=500%2C457&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"457\" alt=\"Getting to the Heart of the Matter\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter\/\">Getting to the Heart of the Matter<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 29, 2017<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>For about the past two months, I have been suffering with hives and an itchy rash on my body. I have had allergies to&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/getting-to-the-heart-of-the-matter\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_481 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_18 post-481 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/the-last-tomatoes-of-summer\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/tomatoes-101845_640.jpg?fit=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"The Last Tomatoes of Summer\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/the-last-tomatoes-of-summer\/\">The Last Tomatoes of Summer<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 22, 2016<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In late October we ate the last tomatoes of summer\u2026those final pieces of fruit that ripened just before the weather&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/the-last-tomatoes-of-summer\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_277 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_19 post-277 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/freedom-in-bondage\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/bird-1423168_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C838&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"1031\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Freedom in Bondage?\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/freedom-in-bondage\/\">Freedom in Bondage?<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Aug 30, 2016<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>We have four cats, and a huge fenced back yard where they can go out and roam around. We don\u2019t let them roam free in&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/freedom-in-bondage\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_170 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_20 post-170 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-family\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-family-of-my-own\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14565662469_cd992095a2_A-Family-of-My-Own.jpg?fit=500%2C397&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" alt=\"A Family of My Own\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-family-of-my-own\/\">A Family of My Own<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 20, 2016<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>In 1994, when I lived in Jerusalem, a friend and coworker there gave me a portion of Scripture that he said was a&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-family-of-my-own\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_159 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_21 post-159 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-gift tag-woman\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-womans-gift\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10469024335_b0bd29d19f_Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=333%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" alt=\"A Woman&#8217;s Gift\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10469024335_b0bd29d19f_Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/10469024335_b0bd29d19f_Kate-Middleton.jpg?fit=333%2C500&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-womans-gift\/\">A Woman&#8217;s Gift<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 22, 2013<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Today the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, gave birth to a son. The world is watching in excitement. I never had&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-womans-gift\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_147 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_22 post-147 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-covenant\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/choking-on-the-covenant\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/8657028224_3f8dc6123f_Covenant.jpg?fit=500%2C331&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" alt=\"Choking on the Covenant\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/choking-on-the-covenant\/\">Choking on the Covenant<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jan 14, 2013<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>When Ken and I got married, part of our wedding ceremony was communion. I recited the Hebrew blessing over the bread&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/choking-on-the-covenant\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_138 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_23 post-138 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unlovely\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/2179175842_6fda90ecc2_sunflowers.jpg?fit=500%2C354&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" alt=\"Unlovely\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unlovely\/\">Unlovely<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Aug 26, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>My husband, Ken, planted a large sunflower garden in our backyard. There are several different varieties, Russian&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/unlovely\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_135 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_24 post-135 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/one-thing-leads-to-another\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2570946012_9c59301283_Crazy-Cat-Lady.jpg?fit=313%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"313\" height=\"500\" alt=\"One Thing Leads to Another\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2570946012_9c59301283_Crazy-Cat-Lady.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2570946012_9c59301283_Crazy-Cat-Lady.jpg?fit=313%2C500&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/one-thing-leads-to-another\/\">One Thing Leads to Another<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Aug 12, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I have a coffee cup that says &#8220;Crazy Cat Lady&#8221; on one side and &#8220;One Cat Leads to Another&#8221; on&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/one-thing-leads-to-another\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_130 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_25 post-130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-choices\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/its-all-in-the-choices-we-make\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e032b20621f61c3e81584d04ee44408be273e4d41bb114469cf8_640_choices.jpg?fit=640%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"It&#8217;s All in the Choices We Make&#8230;\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/its-all-in-the-choices-we-make\/\">It&#8217;s All in the Choices We Make&#8230;<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 16, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">3 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I remember an experience I had sometime during 1990, I was sitting on the podium of our congregation in Maryland,&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/its-all-in-the-choices-we-make\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_123 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_26 post-123 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-serving\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/of-chicken-nuggets-and-pigs-in-a-blanket\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2932330337_a6dc76b5cd_chicken-nuggets.jpg?fit=500%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" alt=\"Of Chicken Nuggets and Pigs in a Blanket\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/of-chicken-nuggets-and-pigs-in-a-blanket\/\">Of Chicken Nuggets and Pigs in a Blanket<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 10, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">2 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>This week Ken and I have been helping with our church&#8217;s annual Vacation Bible School in the evenings after work&#8230;.<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/of-chicken-nuggets-and-pigs-in-a-blanket\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_106 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_27 post-106 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/whatever-happened-to-modesty\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14597133980_ba8996e607_Modest.jpg?fit=345%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"345\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Whatever Happened to Modesty?\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14597133980_ba8996e607_Modest.jpg?fit=345%2C500&amp;ssl=1 479w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14597133980_ba8996e607_Modest.jpg?fit=345%2C500&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/whatever-happened-to-modesty\/\">Whatever Happened to Modesty?<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jun 1, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">2 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>As I was standing at the information booth at church on Resurrection Sunday, a young teenager (I believe she is 15)&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/whatever-happened-to-modesty\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_74 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_28 post-74 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings tag-friends\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/best-friends-forever\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/4749145213_5213e5e9ca_Best-Friends-Forever.jpg?fit=500%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Best Friends Forever\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/best-friends-forever\/\">Best Friends Forever<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 1, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">2 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>There is an acronym young people use today in texting called BFF (Best Friends Forever). I wonder if they really&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/best-friends-forever\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_53 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_29 post-53 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-valentine-gift\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e830b10d2ff31c3e81584d04ee44408be273e4d41ab5114492f3_640_Valentine.png?fit=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"A Valentine Gift\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-valentine-gift\/\">A Valentine Gift<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Feb 14, 2012<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">4 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>I work for a very large company in the Midwest. Every Valentine&#8217;s Day there are several tables at the Security&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/a-valentine-gift\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_52 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_30 post-52 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/focus\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/9480023049_5984c44aaa_Focus.jpg?fit=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Focus\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/focus\/\">Focus<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Dec 12, 2011<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">1 Comment<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Lately, perhaps the past few months even, God has been asking me this question, \u201cWhere is your focus?\u201d I have pondered&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/focus\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_49 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_31 post-49 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/cat-hair\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/e835b70621fd013ecd0b470de7444e90fe76e6d318b2154094f8c6_640_Cat-Hair.jpg?fit=640%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" alt=\"Cat Hair\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/cat-hair\/\">Cat Hair<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jun 20, 2011<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Have you ever visited someone and left with your clothes covered in pet hair? I have and I was convinced I did not&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/cat-hair\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_6 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_32 post-6 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/bare-wood\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSC00052.jpg?fit=2592%2C1944&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Bare Wood\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/bare-wood\/\">Bare Wood<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">May 30, 2011<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>My husband and I spent the better part of today working in our back yard. My husband was planting flowers, laying down&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/bare-wood\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_308 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_33 post-308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-musings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/dandylynes\/\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/4556806960_65d308d735_dandelions.jpg?fit=500%2C334&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" alt=\"Dandylynes\" class=\"et_pb_post_main_image\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/dandylynes\/\">Dandylynes<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/author\/lea\/\" title=\"Posts by Lea Splane\" rel=\"author\">Lea Splane<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">May 24, 2011<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-comments\">0 Comments<\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>Dandylynes &#8211; that&#8217;s how my husband pronounces dandelions. This spring there were hundreds and hundreds of&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/dandylynes\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more&#8230;<\/a><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\">\n\t<div class=\"alignleft\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_bottom_inside_divider et-no-transition\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-353","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P8a3GA-5H","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2,"url":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/about\/","url_meta":{"origin":353,"position":0},"title":"About","author":"Ken","date":"May 4, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8723,"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/353\/revisions\/8723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/splanescorner.us\/musings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}