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Category Archives: Short Takes on Life
Serendipity Blowout
If God had not intervened, I might have died. Continue reading
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Tagged blowout, chain of events, coincidence, flat tire, God winks, good luck, serendipitous, Serendipity
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You Are Contagious!
A few years ago, we had racial tensions in Dallas that threatened our peace all over the United States. As we watched the looting and burning and hate and killing on our television screens, the tension spilled into our souls. … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, attitude, contagion, Covid, enthusiasm, happy
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Embracing the Road I Chose
When two men meet for the first time, the ice-breaking question posed in conversation is almost inevitably, “What do you do for a living?” It’s a safe topic for guys, a bit like, “How old are your kids?” for women. … Continue reading
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Tagged Choices, regrets, Robert Frost, The Road Less Traveled, Two roads diverged, Yellow Wood
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Puzzle Pieces
I distinctly remember the day Michael learned about the silent e. You know the one that makes the other vowel long? With this discovery, he was like a racehorse released to run for the first time—eager, awkward, almost tripping over … Continue reading
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Tagged Clues, Epiphany, learning to read, Missing pieces, Read to win, Working a puzzle
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A Distorted View
For a few weeks I’ve been walking around in a bit of a blur, trying out new no-line trifocal eyewear. These are progressive lenses, which is a new thing for me. They said it would take some getting used to. … Continue reading
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Tagged distorted vision, extending grace, photochromic, transitions, trifocal lenses, world view
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The Good Steward
A mockingbird sits in the top of our Yaupon holly tree every evening right before sunset. I watch him out the breakfast room windows, admiring, wondering as he defends his tree from all comers. The would-be plunderers of holly berries … Continue reading
Valuable Things
Autumn’s cooler weather has me in the baking mode and each time I get out my cookie sheets, I think of my parents, long gone from this world. These old cookie sheets are unique things. I remember the day Daddy … Continue reading
Fear of Pain
It’s hard to write creatively, difficult to think, when one is in physical pain. One can only think of and deal with the pain. I have, of late, been to a place where I didn’t really care if I ever … Continue reading
Looking for Pollyanna
Most of the time, I am the epitome of optimism. I’ve been accused of being a “Pollyanna” a time or two. I find I’ve written about “hope” at least twenty times since starting this blog six years ago. Often I … Continue reading