Monthly Archives: February 2016

A Stitch in Time

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Regarding The Donald

“Where there is shouting, there is no true knowledge.”  ~Leonardo da Vinci “Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.”  ~Horace Greeley Hair today, gone tomorrow? One can hope.

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The Wishing Map Ends

Episodes of The Wishing Map have concluded.  It has been my joy to share this adventure with you!  (“Re-runs” will continue on Wishing Wednesdays). To read the final post of The Wishing Map, click here. To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 135

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Epilogue: The Unknown (Continued) Previously: Rested but wary of what was to come, Gina, Zack, and their friend B’frona turned to face the future. This is the final episode of The Wishing Map. ⇔ … Continue reading

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Someone Appreciates Me!

All I ask for is a little appreciation. But do I get it?  No!  I get eye-rolling. From the wife. From the kids. From the squirrel looking in at me through the kitchen window. Stop with the eye-rolling already! Someone finally appreciates me. And it’s no less … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 134

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Epilogue: The Unknown Previously: Battle weary and bone bruised, Gina was awakened by the voice of Rhema. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Zack, Gina, and B’frona slept well into the next evening, their healing … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 133

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: With the Questing Beast vanquished, Gina was finally able to sleep. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ She was in a lovely semi-coma when a voice called: “Gina.” … Continue reading

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The Wishing Map 132

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: With the help of her brother and B’frona, Gina finally vanquished the Questing Beast. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ All that remained of the creature was a … Continue reading

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Spiritual Growth

Profoundly simple.   Decidedly difficult.   Infinitely important.

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The Wishing Map 131

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Twenty-Four: The Long Night (continued) Previously: Gina began her final defense against the suddenly-immense Questing Beast. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Every few seconds the Beast tried to free itself by jerking its head to … Continue reading

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