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Home for the Holidays

Posted on December 18, 2017 by mitchteemley

Our daughter flew home for the holidays yesterday.

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The Wishing Map 53

Posted on February 22, 2017 by mitchteemley

Have you ever had a life-threatening experience and thought it was over, only to discover it that it was just beginning?

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The Wishing Map 42

Posted on December 7, 2016 by mitchteemley

We celebrate in public. But when we fail we go home.

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Home is Where the Odd Is

Posted on December 1, 2016 by mitchteemley

“Decorate your home. It gives the illusion that your life is more interesting than it really is.”  ~Charles M. Schulz Man, those 80’s boomboxes were big!  This real house in Fafe, Portugal has a built in sound system that exclusively … Continue reading →

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Ticket to Heaven?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by mitchteemley

Real faith, life-changing faith, isn’t legal, it’s relational. So if you’re asking, “How do I get into heaven?” you’re asking the wrong question. Heaven is God’s home, as it were, and the way to “get in” isn’t to pick the … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 53

Posted on April 29, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Thirteen: Domestic Blitz Previously: Zack and Gina returned home, wounded and bruised, having promised to send the mysterious Objects (currently in Zack’s room) back to … Continue reading →

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What’s Worse?

Posted on March 11, 2015 by mitchteemley

What’s worse: Letting others down, or letting yourself down? We celebrate in public. But when we fail…we go home. ~from The Wishing Map, Episode 42

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The Wishing Map 42

Posted on March 11, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Ten: Lost… (Continued) Previously: After being mistakenly celebrated as a great warrior princess and given a mansion to live in, Gina was exposed by blackmailers. … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 35

Posted on February 11, 2015 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Nine: The Ties That Un-bind Previously: Zack’s sister Gina befriended the proud but lonely millboy B’frona. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ Gina had sprouted a theory when B’frona … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 6

Posted on October 22, 2014 by mitchteemley

Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here. The Wishing Map Chapter Two: Aunt Aloysia Previously: Once the “startlingly large, alarmingly red-headed woman” arrived in Middleton, everything began to change. ⇔ ⇔ ⇔ “We really do have a … Continue reading →

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