Tag: love

• Love Is Better Up Close

  Quarantining is messing with my people-time. It’s interfering with opportunities to connect with those I long to be with. Poor John is the recipient of my overabundance of words not used on typical workdays. Isolation and I don’t get along well. However, three of my kids and their families live in Central Florida; to be…

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  July 16, 2020

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  Dayle Rogers, Father, God, Groundhog Day, isolation and separation, love, Love Is Better Up Close, pandemic, Tip of My Iceberg, to be known

• Don’t Force It If It Doesn’t Fit

  I’ve been a lover of fairy tales since I was a kid. The fantasy of happily ever afters and the drama of quests and conflicts has enthralled me for years. One of my favorites is Cinderella, the story of a young girl who, through kindness and courage, lived through loss and rejection to find her…

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  July 2, 2020

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  Dayle Rogers, differences are beautiful, Don’t Force It If It Doesn’t Fit, God, investment of time and energy, Jesus, love, outgrown ideas, Tip of My Iceberg

• Father Knows Best–Doesn’t He?

  With Father’s Day just passed,  I’ve thought a lot about my Dad. He died eighteen years ago, and I’m still saddened by the reminders of him that I encounter on a daily basis. Small winks of wit and wisdom that allow me to remember the man I deeply loved and respected. Dad was a man…

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  June 22, 2020

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  dads, Dayle Rogers, diversity, family, Father Knows Best–Doesn’t He?, Father’s Day, gentle yet firm, God, Jesus, love, reflections of a greater Father, respect, stories, Tip of My Iceberg

• Applying Truth Can Be Sticky

  Food isn’t always viewed as the best thing to be eaten. Tastes vary. Many have allergies and are unable to eat certain foods. And some days something just doesn’t sound good enough to eat. Cal, at two, isn’t the most accommodating eater in our family. He’s picky, and if it’s something he doesn’t want or…

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  June 18, 2020

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  acceptance, Applying Truth Can Be Sticky, consequences, Dayle Rogers, food, forgiveness, God, Jesus, love, Tip of My Iceberg, truth, value

• The Year The Bunny Went AWOL

  As a child, Easter was a time of chocolate eggs (I couldn’t stand those with marshmallows in them), jelly beans, and a family gathering with my Mom’s relatives, all of whom lived in the Chicago area. The Easter Bunny was very real to me; it didn’t matter that I couldn’t understand how he acquired eggs…

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  April 9, 2020

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  candy, Dayle Rogers, Easter, egg hunts, fear, hope, Jesus, loneliness, love, The Year The Bunny Went AWOL, Tip of My Iceberg, trapped in fear