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The Cruelty of God

Posted on November 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Heidi Viars:
After I cleaned up dinner, I walked out into a cold Wisconsin evening with a garbage bag in tote. One of the neighbors was burning leaves. The late fall smell calmed me. I flung the…

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Marriage : An Inspired Life

Posted on November 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Sunshiny SA Site:
Married twenty nine years yesterday, I chanced upon this on social media. Had to share.? He is 85 and insists on taking his wife hand in hand wherever they go. When I asked why…

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A Mother’s Plea

Posted on October 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is an African writer whose blog site is entitled Copious Morsels of Everything, but whose name I don’t know. Her birthplace appears to be Zimbabwe (she refers to it in at least one poem). So … Continue reading →

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It Is My Place

Posted on October 14, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Diamonds in Dark Places:
“My dad will help you.” It was the second time in as many days that my two-year-old granddaughter had uttered this sentiment. “My dad will help.” Her dad, unfortunately, was in Hawaii vacationing…

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The Wound

Posted on October 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Fantastical Murmurs:
One day she woke up and realized she wasn’t hurting as much as before. The wound was still there, but the pain duller, more of an ache that intensified at certain times. Like first thing…

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Hole

Posted on September 23, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on The Stories In Between:
I wasn’t quite dead But you buried Me anyway It wasn’t much Of a ceremony But what Did I expect I wish this hole Was deeper Because I can still Hear your voice…

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Sometimes your eyes….

Posted on September 16, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on KiA's Notions😊:
Sometimes you confuse me too Sometimes there’s a fiery glint in your eyes Makes you look frightening Like you could be dangerous with a sword I feel like I should run To the ends…

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It Is To Laugh

Posted on September 9, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Thoughts Along the Way:
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”?- Psalms 126.2 The heat…

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The Parable of the Donuts

Posted on September 2, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Good and Loved:
Today, I’ll share a story I came across on Twitter which I found to be revelational and inspiring. I pray in reading it, your eyes will be opened to the wonderful price that was…

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granted

Posted on August 26, 2020 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on ProlixMe:
You’ll roll your eyes at the mess of my hairbrush. I’ll curse when you forget to lower the toilet seat. One night, we’ll go to sleep still angry and upset. But in the morning, I’ll wake…

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