Monthly Archives: June 2021

A Prayer Life vs. A Life of Prayer

Posted on June 9, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this Week is Alan Searle of Alan Searle’s Pleasant Lines. Alan is an award-winning journalist and political essayist, but “at my core,” he says, “I am still a Minnesota farm boy with mud on his boots, happiest … Continue reading →

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When Your World Changes

Posted on June 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

 My Real Memoir “We’ve sold our home!” Mommandad announced after sitting me down and numbing me with a hamburger and a chocolate shake. We’d walked—for the last time—to our favorite cozy little bistro just blocks away called, let me think… … Continue reading →

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When We Take Time, We Gain Time

Posted on June 7, 2021 by mitchteemley

Artwork by Darren Tunnicliff Thought for the Week My friend Allen once wrote a script about a fast-food stand. In one scene, a smart, ambitious teenage girl slaps at coins, attempting to make “quick” change for her customers. The annoyed … Continue reading →

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Give Gratefully

Posted on June 6, 2021 by mitchteemley

Background image courtesy of WallPaperSafari.com “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” ~Colossians 3:17 ∴

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Love in the Post-COVID Era

Posted on June 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

A year ago, I wrote about Love in the Time of Coronavirus. This may seem like a bookend to that post, but it’s more like a midpoint reality check. At first, we weren’t that frightened. But as infections and deaths … Continue reading →

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Unexpectedly Beautiful

Posted on June 4, 2021 by mitchteemley

We all appreciate classical beauty, perfection as it were. But there’s something about the unexpectedly beautiful, the asymmetrically symmetrical, the imperfectly perfect that resonates more deeply with us. Perhaps it is because we sense that, although very few of us … Continue reading →

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My Journey to Barcelona

Posted on June 3, 2021 by mitchteemley

Plaza Cataluña (xixerone.com) When I was a young man, I began searching for the meaning of life. Along the way, I wrote a travel journal, a mix of prose and poetry, and labelled it Fool’s Odyssey. I’d decided to go to … Continue reading →

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A Historical Thriller with a Conscience

Posted on June 2, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is E. Denise Billups. It’s hard to find something Denise hasn’t done: MBA and early career in finance, accomplished ballerina, athlete and fitness aficionado. But most of all, she has the heart of a writer. … Continue reading →

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My Super-Secret Operation!

Posted on June 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

Photo courtesy of Leicester Mercury My Real Memoir I asked my wife whether I should publicly share this hidden nugget from my childhood. Being pseudo-famous, I find it wise to ask my very private wife (she does sometimes go out … Continue reading →

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