But one day the priest took away the stick and replaced it with a note that said, "Arm yourself with patience, not a stick."
Every Saturday night they remove and discard them and the next day replace them with a new pair.
They did need a few days to recover from their near disaster and replace some of their losses.
As one dry day has replaced another over the past three months, the Pigeon River has sunk lower and lower.
The day before he'd replaced a broken hinge on her closet door.
I sat up into wind, into light, and watched the day replace night.
I see the day coming when ceremony must take the place of faith and symbolism replaces morality.
The next day the poor woman-ventured back, collected the desecrated remains with pious care, and replaced them in the vault.
The city surrendered after two days and the Stars and Stripes replaced the Mexican flag.
New units arrive every 17 days to replace the part-time soldiers on the site, who then return to their civilian jobs in the United States.