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Pumpkin Carving Festivities ~

Posted by LaRonda on October 31st, 2007

Every year my husband, son and I attend a Pumpkin Carving Fest at my sister-in-law’s home. We carve ourselves some jack-o-lanterns and create our own pumpkin patch. Each year, I spend a great deal of time carving my pumpkins, always with a focus on the details. Here are some photos of our pumpkin carving event […]

10/30/07: 8:04pm - Bay Area Earthquake!

Posted by LaRonda on October 30th, 2007

Photo by: jessicafm
Hey Everyone!
It’s October 30th, 8:15pm here in Fremont, CA. Just a quick note to let you know that we just had a 5.6 earthquake centered in the San Jose area. My family and I all felt our house bobble up and down. Quite a jolt and it lasted a long time. My […]

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The Ear of My Heart

My name is LaRonda Zupp, and I am Deaf. Welcome to "The Ear of My Heart."

The title of my blog comes from the opening verse of St. Benedict’s prologue, which tells us to ‘listen carefully and attend with the ear of our hearts.’ St. Benedict was a saint who urged us to listen within the depths of our soul, keeping ourselves attentive to wisdom that comes from the voice within, and inclining our hearts toward deeper understanding.

My blog title is not about “ears” or “hearing” or being able to “hear clearly,” the way hearing people can hear sound. It is about LISTENING with pure loving attention to what people are really communicating. This is what it means to me to listen and blog with ‘the ear of my heart.’

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