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I was cleaning out my files and came across this article I wrote in 2009… it happened…I don’t mind the rain now! …… Lying on the sofa, I could hear the gentle pitter-patter of rain drops on the roof of our house. The rainfall, naturally quenching the thirsty desert land on which we lived, was…

Oh sure, my last blog post is about making marriage work and this morning my husband wakes up grumpy and not exactly nice. Doug does apologize before going to work, but I could feel my brain triggering anger. I stood my ground with God, with the New Testament concept of a God of Love, Spirit.…

Human lifestyles or attitudes are not what keep a relationship intact. Truth keeps relationships intact. And the truth is we have to be adaptable in this world or else we adapt to all the materialism, consumerism, isolation, heartache, and deluge of information in the world. When I first met Doug, we clicked. We both were…

How do we know Cause and effect? How can we believe in God? Is it through the head or the heart? God has been defined as divine Mind, Love. Instead of answering, or bickering over, the above questions, I ask, What is an infinite Mind? How would a compassionate, principled Love express itself? I find,…

During the summer, when the grass is green, you can see me a mile away. Ah, but after a dusting of snow in the winter, I am incognito. Can you find me?         “Your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3, NIV)

The sex trade in Thailand is noticeable. My daughter and I worked at an orphanage where girls were attending school instead of working the streets. However, volunteers soon learn to drop all delusions that going to school is saving these girls. It was a mental battle for the girls. While they were eating rice 3…

We love our music; however we play it too loud. We are losing our hearing. Let’s start a new trend. Less Volume, More Hearing. Who can start the trend? Teens. Teens are best at texting, tweeting, calling, and passing the info along.  

Human beings were slaves to chance and fate until Newton’s theory of absolute physics came into being. Scientists were freely able to manipulate our surroundings and situations by simply applying physical laws. But the opportunity of independence from the material world did not come for the mass population. Materialist supremacy reasserted itself making human beings…

    This is a bit embarrassing, since most I do all day is eat and poop, while Cheryl works, but I also leave hair all around the house for Cheryl to clean up. She never minds. In fact, she teases me, “This is how powerful Love is, Richard, Love only sees cleanliness and cuteness.”…

When dressing in the morning, I’ve hurriedly put my shirt on backwards, getting a good laugh at myself a few hours later when I finally notice. Little mistake. I’ve also invested hard earned money in lousy stocks. Big mistake. Moreover, there are times when I get caught up in blaming someone or something for a…
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