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Every Day is Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2026 by mitchteemley

Photo by Mitch Teemley Happy Mother’s Day! And remember, every day is Mother’s Day. I took this photo of my wife Trudy and our recently-born first child when Trudy was exhausted. And yet all I see is her bottomless, heart-melting … Continue reading →

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Meet My Dear Friend Karla

Posted on April 30, 2026 by mitchteemley

From left to right: Karla  –  Sharing with school children  –  With her beloved dog  –  “Stay kind and curious!” Love With a Capital C for Cancer Meet my dear friend Karla. When she was first diagnosed with stage-4 NETs … Continue reading →

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What Is Faith?

Posted on March 15, 2026 by mitchteemley

What Is Faith? Once, all of the villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one little boy came with an umbrella. That is faith.* One of the least understood teachings … Continue reading →

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Does God Ever Actually Answer?

Posted on June 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

God rarely tells me what he’s doing. But he’s always more than willing to show me what he wants me to do. Some years back I landed an invitation-only position in a CBS workshop for up-and-coming comedy writers. Was I … Continue reading →

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The Best Gifts for Father’s Day

Posted on June 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Early in the book version of Peter Pan, Wendy’s father is jealous of the family’s beloved dog Nana. He plays a mean-spirited prank on her. And then when the children are dismayed, he complains bitterly, “Much good it is my … Continue reading →

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Love Is the Greatest Healer

Posted on March 29, 2025 by mitchteemley

“Love cures people. Both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” ~Karl A. Menninger

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Look Before You [Insert Disaster Here]

Posted on March 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

My daughter had finally reached the stage where she was ready to use the potty-training seat all by herself! (It’s OK, I’ll wait while you applaud.) Squeak, click, went the bathroom door. A moment later, there was a blood-curdling scream. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Read This, You’ll Only Encourage Me

Posted on January 11, 2025 by mitchteemley

My 3rd Grade Notebook (with 5th Grade photo “enhanced” by 5th-Grade-Me) How to Choose a Blog Name Ten years ago, I launched my blog site with this quip: “Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Is this thing on?” … Continue reading →

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This Is My Essay Abowt Rokz

Posted on November 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

Our class had to rite abowt what we ar greatfull for for Thanzgiving. I am rilly greatfull for rokz, ezpeshully ar planit which is a rilly big rok, cuz thay hold everthing up. So I rote abowt rokz. Mitchell T. … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Letters to God

Posted on September 8, 2024 by mitchteemley

Actual Kids’ Letters to God Dear God… “I did not think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool.” ~Eugene “Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why … Continue reading →

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