Tag: God
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Down In The Muck
Spring. With all its accompanying philosophies. “April showers bring May flowers.” Or E.E. Cummings, in his 1923 poem, “In Just”: “In Just–spring, when the world is mud luscious and puddle wonderful.” It all reflects a passion for the growth of new life in spring, and the joy of jumping in puddles as we all did…
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Why Bother?
photo courtesy of Aaron Burden on Unsplash In honor of those who never came home, we set aside Memorial Day as a time of national mourning for those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Men and women who gave up their lives in support of our country are respected for the choices they made selflessly. In…
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Bucket List Bonanza
When we were in college, John and I would attend concerts fairly frequently. Some are really great in person; others sound better on an album. But one of the items on my bucket list was to see the band Chicago in concert. It helps that these are hometown boys who worked hard at making a…
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Hyperbolically Speaking
Ryken randomly found a bunny costume in his pile of clothes. I wish I could say that was unexpected, but with our family, the unexpected is more our norm. It wasn’t the costume that was the surprise; it was what he chose to do with it. Because there was space in the bunny suit for…
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Two Sides Of Unexpected
While we were sweltering in 90-degree weather here in Florida, with rising humidity and folks with the early summer grumpies, our Colorado family had a late-season snow. It had been 70 degrees the day before, and then, lo and behold, temperatures dropped, and it snowed–eight inches. Part of me was a little jealous. Walking out…
Tip of My Iceberg 