Tag Archives: father

There Really Was Someone “Up Top”

Posted on August 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

Source: Animalia Life Club My Real Memoir I was reading it in secret, The Bible. I couldn’t help it. I hadn’t chosen it. “It” had chosen me. I was finally encountering Jesus in context. And in the process, discovering the kind … Continue reading →

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The Reason He Came to Earth

Posted on December 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

“And so the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. And we have seen his glory, glory as of a Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” ~John 1:14 ~AΩ~

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Dad’s Dead. What Now?

Posted on October 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Left image by Cottonbro Studio   –   Obituary   –   Mom and Dad’s Wedding My Real Memoir He was only 45-years-old, and his doctor had informed him, “Your ticker is in great shape!” But now he was dead—and only God knew why. I’d have … Continue reading →

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Love. Before It’s Too Late.

Posted on October 22, 2024 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir My dad, Bill Teemley, was ambitious, hard-working, and deeply conservative. I was a wildly liberal almost-23-year-old with a “useless” Theatre Arts degree and no job, who’d recently moved back in with the folks. Not surprisingly, a massive wall of … Continue reading →

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My Life Was a Farce

Posted on October 15, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image: Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire My Real Memoir I had the worst employer ever: Me. My micro-career in directing musicals for dance studios had produced exactly nada buckaroos, and my micro-career in producing rock bands had resulted in precisely zilcharooney. My dad, who’d … Continue reading →

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50 Years Ago Today

Posted on July 20, 2023 by mitchteemley

My father died on this date, at age 45, from a heart attack. It happened two weeks after his annual check-up, where he’d been told, “Your ticker is in great shape!” “Ticker.” They said that back then. They also said … Continue reading →

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A Religion of One

Posted on April 21, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Jewish Young Professional, whose pithy poetry and often witty prose never fail to engage me. She is honest and down-to-earth, even confessional–which is all-too-rare a quality in our world today. Read on and you’ll … Continue reading →

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Relationshipland

Posted on January 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

I don’t usually make New Year’s Resolutions, though I do have goals. More importantly, I have relationships. Although I sometimes wish I didn’t because, frankly, I’m not very good at them. I’m much more at home in Mitchland where I … Continue reading →

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A Message from My Heart

Posted on December 23, 2019 by mitchteemley

I come from a long line of short-lived men. My father died of a heart attack at 45, and both of my grandfathers died of heart attacks, as well. In addition, my mother died of a heart condition at the … Continue reading →

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Love. Before It’s Too Late.

Posted on October 10, 2019 by mitchteemley

My dad, Bill Teemley, was ambitious, hard-working, and deeply conservative. I was a wildly liberal 23 year old who’d recently completed a “useless” Theatre Arts degree and moved back in with the folks.  Somewhere along the line a Game of … Continue reading →

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