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The Chair
The reasons a chair might be empty are numerous. At our house, we have some missing family members when we gather around our table; family members we wish were still there with us. We also miss friends who used to join us for meals when we lived far from where we are now. Continue reading
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Tagged Advent, Change, Charity, Christmas, Clint Eastwood, Death, Divorce, Estrangement, Faith, Family, Grief, Hope, Hospitality, Life, Loss
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Happy Thanks Living
I know many people are having tough times right now and they don’t feel they have a lot to be thankful for. They’re right; things are really hard where they are and there may not be “a lot” to be … Continue reading
Buckets
We’re kind of like buckets. We hold lots of stuff, and we carry that stuff around with us everywhere we go. Some of the stuff can be useful, some of it can be sweet as candy, and some of it can be nasty, unpleasant stuff. Continue reading
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Tagged Bucket List, Candy, Cars, Construction, Faith, Firewood, gardening, Life Skills, Pets, Shooting, Tools, Winston Churchill
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The Harvest
A young Amish man struck up a conversation with me many years ago while we were both shopping in a local harness shop. He told me my sons were about the same age as his daughter who was at home and very sick. Continue reading
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Tagged Amish, Autumn, California, Christianity, Draft Horses, Faith, Fall, Farming, Fatherhood, gardening, Harvest, Indian Summer, Life, Minnesota, Ohio, Parenting, Pennsylvania, Prayer, Relationships
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Now and Then
Although President Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act into law in 1960, and President Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961, there wasn’t much that was civil or peaceful about the 1960’s. Continue reading
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Tagged 1960's, 1970's, Berlin Wall, Civil Rghts, Cuba, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Eisenhower, Greek Chorus, Kennedy, Missle Crisis, Nixon, Peace, Russia, Social Media, Vietnam, Watts Riots, Woolworth's
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Autumn’s a Hoot!
As I peered into the dark woods, suddenly, silently, a huge Great Horned Owl appeared out of that darkness, flew directly at me, glided a few feet over my head and disappeared back into the cover of night – all before I could catch my breath. When they come close enough to hear the air moving over their wings, but you can’t see them, it’s amazing and terrifying at the same time! Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Campfires, Children, Children's Books, Fall, Farm Living, Hiking, October, Owls, Parenting, Patios, Pumpkins, Reading, Storytelling, The Woods, Traditions, Wildlife
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Champions
The 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have ended and the teams with their champions are home parading their national heroes. American Gold Medalists will soon be appearing on retail shelves promoting everything from cereal to sportswear. Children competing in … Continue reading
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Election Smoke and Mirrors
Mark Twain is quoted as having said “If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.” It can be tempting to believe that if you follow politics at all. Cynicism and doubt rear their ugly heads and drag … Continue reading
Can You See Me?
I was just sitting in front of my laptop thinking about the myriad of things I could write about. There were a lot of things in the news, but most of them were kind of negative. Being an election year, … Continue reading
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Tagged Childhood, Fatherhood, Invisibility, Kindness, Life, Parenting, Peer Pressure, Writer's Block
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Not Words Alone from Curt Savage Media 