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“Just Kidding!”
I had gone out to play with my friends after dad finished giving me my every-two-week haircut. His barber chair was right there in the living room of our home. With five kids at home – four of which were… Continue reading
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I just can’t.
Four. That is the number of times I have sat in front of my laptop today, fingers poised, intending to write. I had a few other ideas percolating for my next blog post. But in light of the horrible shootings… Continue reading
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Drawing a Line
Hello! I have an assignment for you today. When you find yourself at a place where you have a little flexibility in your schedule, I would like you to stop and draw me a picture. I would like you to… Continue reading
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Our unwelcome, uninvited visitor
We received the official word on the morning of September 21. That was the day we found out that most of our attention and energy, for now, will focus on dealing with my wife’s cancer diagnosis. It was the last… Continue reading
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Growing Hope
This soil This seed Buried This crazy idea That the story goes any further Than this. This waiting This seeing… NOTHING This knowing This peace This HOPE This tree. Continue reading
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The Phases of Adulthood
A good one here from a blogger I really like… Mitch Teemley Why are there so many names for the different phases of life from birth through teens (baby, toddler, pre-schooler, kindergartner, grade-schooler, pre-teen, tweener) and almost none for the… Continue reading
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Adversarity
One of my favorite radio programs is a public radio show called The Moth. If you have never listened to it, you should. Here is a link to the website: https://themoth.org. The Moth is people telling stories. Nothing more. Nothing… Continue reading
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I Am Sic
If this speaks to you, I hope you find hope in these words. Continue reading
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How Much is Enough?
How much is enough? In many ways the answer to that question depends on what we’re talking about, doesn’t it? Asking how much money is enough, for example, might lead us to a very different answer than asking how much… Continue reading
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The Perfect Day
Here where I live, it has been raining all day today. It also rained a bit yesterday, but then it rained a LOT the day before. All this rain helped me remember an innocent, idle thought from Monday… the day… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 