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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
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Leashed Justice
When it first happened, I felt kind of righteous and empowered. A little later, I began to be unsure. Later still I just felt bad. And more than a little ashamed of myself. You see, in my community here in… Continue reading
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Fish Nibble Love
I had to look it up. The name of the fish is Garra Rufa. They are sometimes referred to as “doctor fish” and they have apparently become the hottest thing in spa treatments. That’s because if you put your feet into… Continue reading
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That Safe Place
Meet Rosie. Rosie is our 10-month old, Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier. To say that Rosie is energetic is to say Kansas is flat or the sun is hot. In other words, it is to VASTLY understate the reality of the situation.… Continue reading
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Game on!
Do you like to compete? Some people do… and some people (I understand) don’t. And it seems as if for those who do like to compete, EVERYTHING is a competition. Heck, I once knew a guy who was so competitive he… Continue reading
Russellings of the Spirit 