Tag Archives: Dr. Seuss

No One Does Christmas Like My Wife

Posted on December 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Friday photoblogs usually feature images I’ve found online. But this time I didn’t have to look so far. I just grabbed my phone and began chronicling how my wife beautifies our home, especially during the Christmas season. Which starts … Continue reading →

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Wise Bear

Posted on August 15, 2019 by mitchteemley

Have a wonderful end of the week, and then a perfecticle weekend, and then an even wonderfuller week, and then, well, you know, just keep on going. ℘            “If you look the right way, you … Continue reading →

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Hurray for Today!

Posted on March 2, 2019 by mitchteemley

Some weird and wonderful things have happened on March 2nd. “We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in … Continue reading →

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Little Rock, Big God

Posted on June 29, 2018 by mitchteemley

“But here’s the real reason my heart is so free, I don’t fight for God. My God fights for me.” ~ Little Rock, Big God I have the Dr. Seuss gene. I’m not sure which oddball aunt or uncle bequeathed … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Posted on March 1, 2018 by mitchteemley

It’s Dr. Seuss’s birth-ish date, so let us stop and celebrate a man who made us all feel better than a Sneetch’s favorite yakhair sweater. You taught us not to think so small, sir, and made our hearts two sizes … Continue reading →

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Facing the Future

Posted on December 29, 2017 by mitchteemley

A new year looms, and we ponder the road ahead, a road that existed long before we arrived and will continue long after we are gone. Yet each of us has a role to play in this epic journey. Here … Continue reading →

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Wharton Finds a Whatzit, Part Two

Posted on November 7, 2017 by mitchteemley

Here’s the conclusion to my Dr. Seuss-style retelling of the Exodus story (with illustrations by Trudy Teemley). To read Part One, click here. The next morning out at the edge of the town A Heebroo named Wharton was hangin’ around, … Continue reading →

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Wharton Finds a Whatzit, Part One

Posted on November 6, 2017 by mitchteemley

I pre-planned this whimsical Dr. Seuss-style retelling of the Exodus story before the current shooting tragedy in Texas. I earnestly pray that it will do what humor can sometimes do: draw us together, help us cope, and remind us that … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust God?

Posted on September 17, 2017 by mitchteemley
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The Wishing Map 2

Posted on March 2, 2016 by mitchteemley

They say, “If you can’t explain a thing—it didn’t happen.” And yet…

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