Monthly Archives: March 2022

How to Be a Parent

Posted on March 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: piximus.net “Before I got married, I had six theories about raising children. Now, I have six children and no theories.” ~John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (mid-1600s) Thought for the Week How to Be a Parent? The answer is … Continue reading →

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Happy Sprinter!

Posted on March 20, 2022 by mitchteemley

Uncertain spring, no longer winter. Transition’s the only permanent thing. So why should we wait to lift up our hearts? Let us huddle together and celebrate Sprinter! “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him. As … Continue reading →

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The Time of an End and a New Beginning

Posted on March 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. Pondering what the boy “from another world” had said before he … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Winter

Posted on March 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

Winter’s a curtain God draws while the scene Alters from ambers to fervent greens And yet, no mere drape, this skeletal cloth Itself is alive with a numinous frost So, come anew, winter, miraculous friend When your transforming veil is … Continue reading →

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The Holiday-iest Week Ever?

Posted on March 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

Few weeks have as many holidays as this one! Take a look: March 13 – Daylight Savings Time began in North America and elsewhere, also known as CWPJNDT (Could We Please Just Not Do This?) Day. March 14 – Not … Continue reading →

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The Silence That Shouts

Posted on March 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Mike Utley of Silent Pariah. Mike has nearly complete hearing loss, but lives in a rural area with few if any deaf support services. Hence, the internet is his way of communicating with the … Continue reading →

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Our Replacement Home

Posted on March 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir Mommandad were in love. With each other, yes, but also with a city: San Diego. Dad worked seven-days-a-week as a newspaper man, but finished early on Sundays. So that was our day to visit San Diego. Not … Continue reading →

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Misspelled Life?

Posted on March 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Johannes Plenio Thought for the Week We all struggle with just how fully to participate in life. Or whether to even do so at all. We must fight the impulse to disconnect, to hide rather than care for … Continue reading →

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Not as the World Gives

Posted on March 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Freddie Addery “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give as the world gives, so do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” ~John 14:27 ∴

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For Such a Time as This

Posted on March 12, 2022 by mitchteemley

Image by sassephoto The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode, click here. To read the entire novel, begin here. On a mountain in a world called Ismara, … Continue reading →

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