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- THE DAVENPORT DAUGHTERS is finally here!
- Father’s Day … Sunshine and Scarlet Ribbons
- Reflections from an Octogenarian…the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Remembering Mother…the Past and the Present
- Sheltering in Place–Another Tunnel to Go Through
- Remembering our Veterans … Freedom is not free
- When things go clunk in the night …
- The Cinderella Syndrome…and they lived happily ever after
- Life is a Collection of Moments…Halloween Fun in 1923
- Rain, Rain go away … Come Again Another Day
- Parakeets, Perils, Pitfalls, and Perversity of a Writer
- Someone to Watch Over Me …
- Left Behind … Have you ever wondered?
- Nothing is the Same…When Right was Right and Wrong was Wrong
- Kansas City … and All that Jazz
- Today’s Our Day…Memories, we all have them
- Every Christmas has a Story … This one is for my daughter
- Last of the Fun & Games for 2017 !
- Time for More Fun & Games
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Merry Christmas!
Many years have passed since Jesus was born…And the clock keeps ticking… Once upon a time Jesus was a little child and walked on this earth just like you and me. He learned to crawl, sit up, stand, and talk. … Continue reading
The Cinderella Syndrome…and they lived happily ever after
“Find a need and Fill it” is an old saying in the advertising business. That’s what the Hallmark channel did a few years ago when it launched their formula happily ever after movies. They scattered a few here … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Cinderella Syndrome, General, Hallmark channel, Jesus, movies
Tagged Almighty God, Christmas, Christmas movies, Hallmark movies, happily ever after, happy ever after, hope, Jesus, Lord, movies
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Left Behind … Have you ever wondered?
Sometimes in the dark of the night I think about what might have been. You know—the kind of night when sleep won’t come and the past fills our minds. I think about my loved ones … Continue reading
Posted in Easter, General, Jesus Christ
Tagged celebration, Christ, Easter, God, grief, hope, Jesus, Left Behind
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So who’s Calling the Shots…?
Do you ever turn on the news or read a newspaper or article and wonder who is calling the shots? I remember a time when I heard or read the news and I didn’t feel sad or mad … Continue reading
Posted in America, General, God, Jesus Christ
Tagged Almighty God, America, Christ, hope, Jesus, prayer
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Bears or Mine Fields, There’s Always Light at the End of the Tunnel
This past Easter I wrote a story about Light at the End of the Tunnel and remembered some of the tunnels I have been through in past years. I was far from thinking I might be encountering … Continue reading
Posted in General, God, Jesus Christ
Tagged aging, Almighty God, bears, healing, hope, Irving Bible Church, Jesus, light, mine fields, surgery
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In the blink of an eye … everything can change forever
In light of what is happening in our country today, my mind has run rampant again, you know this nit-picky mind of mine, and I need to remember a gentler time in America. I remember when … Continue reading
Posted in America, Election, General, God
Tagged 2016, Almighty God, America, Anchor, choices, Constitution, David, Freedom, hope, president, Ronald Reagan, Tytler, United States, White House
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Chasing the Wind … Seeking solace for my soul
The past week has been rather like chasing the wind, it’s been an emotional journey. Myriads of memories, events from the past have flooded my mind. My brain seems to work in strange ways, sometimes thoughts come … Continue reading
Posted in General, Jesus Christ, Memories
Tagged death, eternal life, grief, hope, injustice, memories
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Dreams of a Place the Eye has not Seen …
I dream of a place … Where gentle winds stir love and devotion and praise … A place where the winds of strife and hate are no more A place where tornados and hurricanes are merely history Where cool … Continue reading
Posted in General, God, Jesus Christ
Tagged Christ, Dreams, eternal home, God, Holy City, hope, Jesus, joy, Lamb, new Jerusalem, Wedding Supper
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Candlelight and Hot Milk … a different kind of Christmas.
Christmas—it’s all around us at this time of the year. We see it in the faces of little children, the music we hear, the movies we see, and in the hustle and bustle in the shopping centers of … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, General, God, Jesus Christ, Memories, Moving
Tagged Candlelight, Christmas, dark nights, darkness, happy ever after, home, hope, Hot Milk, light after, love, Nostalgia, reality, struggle
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Everything Comes to an End … or does it?
Universal Truth is that no matter what we do or don’t do everything comes to an end, a good bottle of wine, cool weather in Texas, icy streets, the simplicity of childhood, the innocence of America, good times, bad times, … Continue reading
Posted in General, Jesus Christ
Tagged Christ, death, Dr. Seuss, fairytale ending, friends, happy ever after, hope, loss, memories, reality, universal truth, Writers, writing
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