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A Display of Decor

Christmas, 2025, is my first in a studio apartment. For all previous Christmases, I have enjoyed the space that a house provides for decoration from a six-foot tree and lots of presents under it to candles and collections of snowmen and holiday books. After the house and the yard were dressed in lights and color, […]

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Flash of God

For 48 weeks, I faithfully posted on this website. Then for a couple of weeks I was without a computer; and by the time it was replaced, the busiest time of the year had begun. So, I took a hiatus from weekly posting. Now with this, the 49th post, I shall try to return to […]

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November Surprise

A friend stated, “We need to get used to surprises.” I agreed and added, “And be ready to laugh.” Why? Because life is full of surprises, and they are not all fun. Certainly, I was not laughing on the evening of November 21st when I discovered my laptop computer was missing. Neither was I in […]

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A 10 Word Vocabulary

Like Pinocchio’s maker, Geppetto, I often wish that Sammy were a real boy. As such, he could communicate with words rather than barks. As it is, his barking could be a demand for attention or a warning of danger or a request for food, water, or a walk. I always have to guess; and we […]

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Invitation: From Here and Now to There and Then

I glean my ideas for my weekly posts from everyday moments. For instance, I was walking into the sanctuary at Resurrection Lutheran Church, facing the front wall which is 50% glass, showing off the spectacular color of changing trees outside, and a word bubbled up from memory and stuck. BLISS! A simple definition given by […]

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What Happened?

Post #45, sent a week ago on October 25th, received only one response of congratulation. (Thank you, Nancy!) I cannot believe there were no other comments nor electronic book orders from readers taking advantage of the 25% author’s discount on the first printing of Doggie Devotionals: Dog Is To Human as Human Is To God. […]

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At Last!

At last!  It happened Friday afternoon! Doggie Devotionals went into distribution mode of the publication process!!     SO, THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN— Although Doggie Devotionals will appear on book-selling sites world-wide, it is from Amazon orders that BookBaby will determine how many books to print. So, as BB has written, The more eyeballs you send […]

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A Result of Downsizing

Another busy week, made so by an internal move within my apartment. I moved my office from one corner to the other side of the room, getting rid of an Ethan Allen writing desk about 80 years old, a legacy from my Aunt Anita. It was another opportunity to downsize. That meant sorting through files; […]

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12 on 12

Throughout this week I have pondered what to write in my 43rd post. I could have told you about locking myself out of my car last Sunday, about Jodie at Winco going above and beyond expected customer service, and about finding the passenger window down enough to get my arm in to unlock the door. […]

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Called To Be Content

“The peaches are awful. They are mealy, not juicy.” It had been six days wince Kathi and I stood in Winco’s produce section eying the peaches. We were to co-host the Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda that evening, and we were shopping for healthy snacks. The fruit was peachy in color with rosy highlights, round, […]

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