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Mother’s Foray Into Scouting
I have so many “Dad” stories that it makes for a terrible imbalance. While he was out saving the world and earning piles of citations, medals, and ribbons, Mother was sacrificing her life and desires in support of his career. She never CALLED it a sacrifice. This was expected in her generation. Nevertheless, all of…
Read MoreOrnaments
No matter when I actually post this, I’m writing it on January 7. That means that the 12 Days of Christmas have passed and I can now take down my Christmas Tree. I’ve known people who believed it was bad luck to still have the tree up on New Year’s Eve, but I was taught…
Read MoreA New “Do”
Last night, I joined a couple of friends for a New Year’s Eve Dinner. They wanted me to invite a gentleman friend to make it a foursome, but that proved problematic for me. It’s not that I’m running away or hiding from “romance.” It’s just that I’m not desperately seeking it, and I don’t like…
Read MoreA Box of Socks
I am frequently amazed at how smart my dog Perkins is. She absolutely KNEW when it was Christmas morning this year. When we came downstairs, she bypassed the front door and ran straight to the Christmas tree, and then to her stocking, which was the ONLY one hanging over the fireplace. She didn’t remember this…
Read MoreThe Unopened Present
December 26, 2023 There is so much I could write about at Christmas. We all have vibrant memories associated with this time. Unfortunately, although I have been experiencing many inspirational thoughts and memories, I was racing against the calendar and clock to finish a major knitting project I had undertaken for Christmas. To be honest,…
Read MoreFinding Happiness
Isn’t it delightful when you happen upon a discovery, person, or situation that just makes your insides smile even broader than your face? I would call that “finding happiness.” That’s great! But if you are depending on that kind of happenstance to color your world, you might as well make a career of buying Lotto…
Read MoreWinning Over People
We often hear people claiming to be “winning over” someone to Christ, some random idea, or just winning over someone’s heart to be a lover, or for personal acceptance. There are many reasons a person might want to win over someone, but is that always best? Something I have learned is that when you stretch…
Read MoreThe Nature of the Soul
Let me preface this wandering commentary with the following. My beliefs are fluid. In my ignorance and searching, I have tried on many ideas, some with brand names and some of my own divining. Over time they have become both more and less defined, depending on the facet of discussion. Sometime after Cloyde’s death, a…
Read MoreO’Dark Thirty
October 29, 2023 I confused Perkins this morning. I never get up at the Crack of Dark unless I have an early morning flight to catch out of Richmond, which requires me to leave 2 ½ hours before departure time. But that wasn’t at all the case this morning. I can’t say exactly why the…
Read MoreNot My Words – Farewell Letter from Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Note: This is NOT my composition, but something I received as an email in January 2022, written by a 21-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I copied and pasted it without edits. This is not the first time I have seen most of this information, but it reiterates what I have seen and…
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