Monthly Archives: May 2017

The Wishing Map 67

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Sixteen: Fisher Folk and Naims (Cont’d) Previously: Zack and Gina were saved from drowning by a man and woman dressed…

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Plan for the Year

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

Now that we’re near the halfway point, how’s your Plan for the Year going? “The best laid schemes o’ mice and men, go oft astray.”  ~Robert Burns “Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans.”  ~John Lennon “If you want … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on May 29, 2017 by

“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” ~C. S. Lewis Wishing You a Happy–and Grateful–Memorial Day!

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You Are Not Alone

Posted on May 28, 2017 by

Moonrise over the Sea of Galilee, the same body of water upon which Jesus called Peter to do the impossible, to set aside his fears and walk.

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Teach Your Children Well

Posted on May 27, 2017 by

“Though the boys throw stones at the frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, they die in earnest.”  ~Bion of Borysthenes (325 – 250 B.C.) Suicide is now the number three cause of death among children, and at … Continue reading →

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Live with Honor

Posted on May 26, 2017 by

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”  ~Socrates

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They!

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

“You know what They say…” I’ve heard all my life, and I’ve often wondered just who They is, to know so little and stir up such strife– without them the world would be in such bliss. Then it happened one … Continue reading →

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