Monthly Archives: December 2022

Happy 10th Anniversary of the End of the World!

Posted on December 21, 2022 by mitchteemley

Well, this is a holiday celebrated by no one. And yet, it seems at least worth mentioning that on this date ten years ago a series of cataclysmic events destroyed our planet. Or not. It all began with the end … Continue reading →

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My Christmas Gift to You

Posted on December 20, 2022 by mitchteemley

Source: Knitographical The Shepherds Please feel free to read or share this story with your family, friends, co-workers, church group, or others.* ~Love, Mitch Dan and Trish Shepherd herded their flock, two teens and three little ones, “the meemies,” into … Continue reading →

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Put the X Back in Xmas!

Posted on December 19, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week People often assume that the term “Xmas” is an attempt to take “Christ” out of Christmas. But did you know that: The term Xmas dates all the way back to the Middle Ages. X is an … Continue reading →

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Should Jesus Followers Celebrate Hanukkah?

Posted on December 18, 2022 by mitchteemley

The festival of Hanukkah begins today. Should Jesus followers celebrate it? Jesus did. With Malachi, the last of the Old Testament prophets, God’s presence seemed to cease. 400 years passed, during which time, like the 400 years the Israelites had … Continue reading →

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Caught in a Lie

Posted on December 17, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Behrouz Sasani 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. While her brother Zack was frantically searching … Continue reading →

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What’s In Your Bag?

Posted on December 16, 2022 by mitchteemley

Lots of bags get carried in December! More, in fact, than any other month of the year. Shopping bags—even if you shop via Amazon (the website, not the jungle), there’s a good chance it’ll arrive in a bag. Travel bags … Continue reading →

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Us…Together

Posted on December 15, 2022 by mitchteemley

We’re transcontinental. After we moved our little nuclear family to Ohio almost eighteen years ago, our youngest child Beth moved back to California to attend college, stay, and start a little clan of her own. Meanwhile, our extended family members … Continue reading →

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Ants Doing Yoga

Posted on December 14, 2022 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is John Malone of a rush of light. John is an Australian poet, as well as a teacher of poetry and creative writing, who frequently delivers brief, whimsical poems like this one to brighten our … Continue reading →

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If-Then: My Teenage Equation

Posted on December 13, 2022 by mitchteemley

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio My Real Memoir The summer before high school was packed with equations. I’d signed up for summer classes at four-year-old La Mirada High, its sidewalks still warm from the exit treds of its first graduating class. … Continue reading →

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How Beautiful?

Posted on December 12, 2022 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week It was my first trip to Winnipeg, deep in the heart of the Canadian prairie. Not everyone in Manitoba lives in Winnipeg, of course—several dozen live in other towns (in Manitoba any building with more than … Continue reading →

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