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Rumpelstiltskin – Creating a (Confident) Monster

One of my favorite books when I was a child had several stories in it, including the Brothers Grimm's “Rumpelstiltskin”. In fourth or...

Sliding into Home Base – With the Help of a Crane

Going down a flight of stairs is like the disciple Peter walking on water. We have to have faith to get down without falling. We have to...

Living History

I used to think about the amazing changes my grandparents lived through from horse buggies to automobiles, no electricity to computers,...

A Child’s Perspective – Lost

Have you ever had the chance to walk through a home that you lived in as a child? Did it seem much smaller to you in your adult shoes?...

The Symbols of Easter

Easter. I couldn’t let it go by without typing something up on it. While it is undoubtably a Christian holiday, we now know that some of...

Our Mighty Mac

I love bridges; mostly the kind that creates ways to “bridge” our relationships to better understanding and love, but I’m on a...

The Golden Bridge – or Is It?

When searching for last week’s picture, I came across some photos we had taken of the Golden Gate Bridge in California. Seeing them made...

The Essence: Mighty or Meek

With the seasons in a transitioning period again, from cold to warm and before you know it onto hot, it seemed a good time to throw some...

Endurance Laughter

The first anecdote (who came up with the word anecdote???) I’m sharing this week shows how you have to have some humor to survive the...

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It.

The North and South Americas were considered “The New World” once upon a time, but now we’re all in a New World. It’s a little scary for...

Brain Carnage; It’s a Slow Process

Trample in on this week’s blog to find out what's causing it. We’ll begin with A – D. That’s analog to digital. There’s such a difference...

Miracles Beyond the Miracles

Continuing on from my dad’s death; my family was again blessed with the impossible. If you haven’t read my blog “Do You Believe in...

The Facts of Life – 1950

How Soon Can I Take Care of My Baby After its Arrival?” and evolving the long move to create a better world for everyone... While...

DISPERSING MAGIC AND COLOR

I was thinking it might be a good time of the year to bring out something light and bright and beautiful, since we’ve been dealing with...

THE YEAR OF UNENDING WINTER…#2

OK, so that was several years ago, but I like the title, so I’m using it again. Snow, snow, and more snow…I have a story to tell about...

Inferior Reflections – did we get lost along the way?

What is it with mirrors? When you pass one, do you catch yourself stopping to take a peek – make sure you look okay? The mirror in my...

The Vanishing Syndrome

How would you feel if someone told you you were a twin, but that your twin didn’t survive? Would you be surprised or shocked? Very likely...

Do You Believe in Miracles?

My father died in a car crash March 8, 1966, at the age of 32, leaving a wife and 10 children behind. He had been driving at night and,...

Month After Month

This paragraph is my false start. There’s a little plaque on our wall that says, “God put me here to accomplish certain things – right...

New Year, New You? A Recipe for Success

Do you strive to accomplish New Year’s resolutions? Or have you given up the battle? The thing is, if we can’t manage these goals ANY...

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