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The snow was nimbly falling outside when I went for a walk an hour ago. Here is upstate New York, it is common for moisture to fall from the sky. The moisture can come not only in the form of snow, but also rain, sleet, ice, and hail. When looked at closely, the moisture is…

I love to have a good laugh. Here are some Vacation Bible School Bloopers uttered by innocent children, read from the Farm Show Magazine. – Noah’s wife was Joan of Ark. -Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption. -A Christian should have only one wife. This is called monotony. From 21st Century Science…

Doug and I were licensed foster parents for 15 years. I know fostering isn’t for everyone, it just happened to speak to me and open a world of understanding and empathy for which I am extremely  thankful. The new book The Foster Parenting Toolbox, published by EMK Press, and edited by Kim Phagan-Hansel has just…

Cheryl keeps mentioning that I need a bath. I prefer to defer… From Science and Health, “All things are fashioned by, and after, God’s own likeness. Life is reflected in existence, Truth in truthfulness, God in goodness. They impart their own peace and permanence. Love, fragrant with unselfishness, bathes all in beauty and light.” Zen…

We’ve all seen resistance to change. Human beings sometimes fear the new and therefore cling to the old. But, mostly, the new and old blend with a happy dynamic that makes for an interesting life. Last week in Marrakech, Morocco, I smiled at the obvious mix of new and old. While donkeys pulled carts to…

Eating lunch on a roof overlooking Marrakech, Morocco, my senses took in the smell of fresh spices, the sound of vendors at work, and the taste of a life seasoned pungently with the Islam faith. Colorful carpets hung on the adobe walls of flanked buildings. The feeling of the modest rooftops larger view served to…

It is curious to watch how my spatial and temporal observations are shifting to new realities. Space and time do not have as much power or weight as previously believed. I just downloaded onto my iPOD a stack of books that I now do not have to carry during my upcoming trip to France. What…

Sometimes I stare at the piano, but other times I listen to Doug and Cheryl when they read books out-loud to one another in the evenings. Last night, Doug was reading The Treasure of the Superstition Mountains, by Gary Jennings. Here are 3 curious facts I heard about gold: –One ounce of gold can be…

Last weekend turned out to be down time, holy time. Rather than being inspired to write something riveting, I was inspired to cook and clean. And, I found a great recipe: Chocolate Bread pudding 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips 4 eggs ¾ c. packed light brown sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon…

“Society, community, and family are all conserving institutions. They try to maintain stability and to prevent, or at least to slow, change. And yet we also know the theories, values, and all the artifacts of human minds do age and rigidify, becoming obsolete, becoming afflictions.” —The Daily Drucker, by Peter F Drucker. “Christian Science reveals…
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