Tag: peace
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Will The Parade Pass You?
Palisade, Colorado is home to some of the best peaches in the country and the Peach Festival, a delightful time of celebrating this luscious summer fruit. When Courtney, Michael, and Beck traveled there for a long weekend, it was filled with cousin fun, birthday enjoyment, and a parade. Beck always loves hanging with his cousin…
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The Plate Is More Than Full
photo courtesy of Cris Saur on Unsplash You know it’s bad when you sit for longer than five minutes and find yourself drifting to sleep. Sitting in an uncomfortable chair. With noise and chaos bubbling around you. Rather than dealing with all that’s been happening in my life in a measured, deliberate way, acknowledging I…
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Sleep In Heavenly Peace
The peace we often long for can seem lost in the chaos of Christmas and the aftermath of too much of everything for many people. Too much stress, too much spending, too much eating, too much disappointment. The idyllic picture of a silent night, a peaceful night, is often distorted by noise and busyness. I…
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Consequences Are Life
There are challenges all over the world over which we have no control. Forces of nature number among those. When Hurricane Ian came through, slowly, with a proliferation of rain, nobody knew exactly what to expect. The anticipated course was going close to Tampa, Florida. It went further south, totally destroying Fort Meyers and taking…
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Don’t Fence Me In!
Nolan, a month shy of his first birthday, is a constant motion machine. I’d nickname him Houdini for his ability to get out of situations and disappear quickly, but I fear the name would incite him to further acts of toddler bravery. We were getting ready to host a gathering for friends of my daughter.…
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