Tag: God
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A Flower By Any Other Name
I’ve had the privilege this year of working with a gal who was not only incredibly bright and talented, but she also had a knack with flowers. At her home in Ohio, she has gardens full of perennials and annuals, brimming with color and shapes that boggle the mind. Her enjoyment of gardening is her…
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Lounge Lizard?
This time of year in Florida, we’re embracing rainy, muggy weather that makes you feel the need for a shower the minute you leave your front door. In Colorado, however, you can have 80-degree weather one day and snow drifts the next. When I’m feeling sticky and sweaty, the snow sounds amazing. Beck, at six…
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Stage Presence
He’s typically very animated and bubbly around people. He’s never at a loss for words, and his grins are contagious. Seeing him onstage, however, had me wondering what happened to the four-year-old Nolan I know and love. He and his preschool classmates were doing an end-of-the-year program, with singing and hand motions that were upbeat…
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Let There Be Light!
When I was younger, I’d be mesmerized by fireworks on any holiday that would choose to use them. Independence Day was a win, but other times, I could watch the colorful lights in the sky, like a magic kaleidoscope. It was always an awe and wonder-filled experience. I recently had the joy of going to…
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Squirm
What happens when you get a stage full of bats, worms, snakes, and spiders? You get a corporate “Eww,” reflecting all things that make us squirm. Seven-year-old Cal and his fellow students put on a production that emphasized all things that cause our stomachs to twitch and our phobias to rise to the surface. A…
Tip of My Iceberg 