Tag Archives: blessing

A Traditional Halloween Blessing for Curmudgeons

Posted on October 31, 2020 by mitchteemley

Hey, don’t laugh, it happens: Honestly? We’re leaving the porch light off this year (does that make us curmudgeons?) and settling in for a Mandalorian binge. You? But on the plus side: Daylight Savings Time ends tonight, so we all … Continue reading →

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Autumn Blessing

Posted on September 22, 2019 by mitchteemley

Wishing you a blessed and beautiful Autumn!

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Blessed to be a Blessing

Posted on February 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). But it is also a blessing to learn how to receive. Many of us spend our lives blessing ourselves–striving to make sure all of our own needs (real and … Continue reading →

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Courage

Posted on May 29, 2017 by mitchteemley

“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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Mixed Blessings

Posted on January 13, 2017 by mitchteemley

Part Two: Oil and Water (To read Part One, click here) Now, about that woman I was “destined to marry”… I was leading the performing artists group at a large church in Southern California. There was a creative intellectual in … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 3, 2015 by mitchteemley

Have you ever committed yourself to something without realizing it would permanently alter the course of your life? Blessing or curse? ~from Thoughts at the end of The Wishing Map, Episode 25

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