{"id":7732,"date":"2012-12-15T17:58:33","date_gmt":"2012-12-16T01:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/?p=7732"},"modified":"2026-01-21T16:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T00:31:41","slug":"no-ordinary-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kathrynpetroharper.com\/mindfullife\/2012\/12\/15\/no-ordinary-life\/","title":{"rendered":"No Ordinary Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

No Ordinary Life<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drink some coffee
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nRain patters
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nCat purrs
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nA child\u2019s party
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nEat cake
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nBuy groceries
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nFold laundry
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nClean the bathroom
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nPay bills
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nRead books
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nSing carols
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nCuddle and tickle
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nWrap presents
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nColor and draw
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nBake cookies
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nCook dinner
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nWash dishes
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nBathe the child
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nRock and cuddle
\nlight a candle<\/em>
\nSing lullabyes
\nlight a candle<\/em><\/p>\n

light a candle
\nlight a candle
\nlight a candle
\nlight a candle
\nlight a candle
\nlight a candle
\nlight a candle<\/em><\/p>\n

light a candle<\/em><\/p>\n

–Kathryn Harper<\/p>\n

In memory of those who died at Sandy Hook. <\/p>\n

\"Candles<\/a><\/div>\n

Photo courtesy of VancityAllie and Creative Commons<\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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