Tag Archives: spirit

Please Don’t Eat the Ribbons, Cat!

Posted on December 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Please Don’t Eat the Ribbons, Cat! Why is it that our little cat thinks Christmas ribbons are strands of pasta?  then upon imbibing those splashy links and discov’ring they’re actually plastic and nasty hurls them up in neat little piles … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2023 by mitchteemley

May the spirit of Christmas the yearning to give inhabit your heart for as long as you live

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Don’t Look for Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2022 by mitchteemley

The percentage of people, who celebrate Christmas only on December the 25th is probably pretty small. Why? Well, apart from watching Hallmark Christmas movies starting in June, it’s because they celebrate it when they can. My wife and I flew … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself a Clueless Little Christmas?

Posted on December 10, 2021 by mitchteemley

Very few people are willing to work retail anymore. Especially during December when 110% of the entire year’s shopping is done (120% of which will be returned in January). It’s the time when an especially high percentage of shoppers (even … Continue reading →

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On Being Free

Posted on November 8, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week You can never be free in the future. You can only be free in the present. But take heart— it’s always the present. ~MT~

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Long Live the Spirit of Notre Dame!

Posted on April 16, 2019 by mitchteemley

“I once toured Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and was astonished to see gargoyles (demons) all along its spectacular roofline. When I asked why they would include such symbols of evil, the translator replied, ‘Ho-ho, we do not embrace evil, monsieur, … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

May the spirit of Christmas the yearning to give inhabit your heart for as long as you live “Freely you have received. Freely give.” ~Matthew 10:8

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Power in Weakness

Posted on November 28, 2018 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Terri Nida, a woman who, like my friend Bill Sweeney, has found greater power and purpose than she ever experienced before becoming a quadriplegic. Does that mean she thanks God every day for confining … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on November 24, 2018 by mitchteemley
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Rough Grace

Posted on November 21, 2018 by mitchteemley

It was 30 years ago, just before Thanksgiving weekend, on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Los Angeles International Airport was crawling with pre-holiday misery. Planes were late and tempers were flaring. The holidays might be impending, … Continue reading →

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