Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Epiphany Springs

According to Merriam-Webster:

Epiphany-
1. capitalized : January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ

2. an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being

3. a (1): a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something (2): an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking (3): an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure b: a revealing scene or moment



Spring
1 a (1): dart, shoot (sparks sprang out from the fire) (2): to be resilient or elastic; also : to move by elastic force (the lid sprang shut) b: to become warped
2: to issue with speed and force or as a stream (tears spring from our eyes)
3 a: to grow as a plant b: to issue by birth or descent (sprang from the upper class) c: to come into being : arise (towns sprang up across the plains) d archaic : dawn e: to begin to blow —used with up (a breeze quickly sprang up)
4 a: to make a leap or series of leaps (springing across the lawn) b: to leap or jump up suddenly (sprang from their seats)
5: to stretch out in height : rise
6: pay —used with for (I'll spring for the drinks)


OR

1 a: a source of supply; especially : a source of water issuing from the ground b: an ultimate source especially of action or motion
2: spring tide
3: a time or season of growth or development; specifically : the season between winter and summer comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of March, April, and May or as reckoned astronomically extending from the March equinox to the June solstice
4: an elastic body or device that recovers its original shape when released after being distorted
5 a: the act or an instance of leaping up or forward : bound b (1): capacity for springing : resilience (2): energy, bounce
6: the point or plane at which an arch or vault curve springs from its impost


I just love words with multiple meanings! Epiphany Springs is the name of our estate (LOL, our small 3 bedroom .2 acre "estate"). Many of the multiple meanings of both words have significance for me and mine. We are a homeschooling family of 7, growing and learning together.

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