Tag Archives: Life

The Christmas War

America is at war. No, not a war against a country.  It’s a war on Christmas.  Really, we have nothing else to fight about so we will fight about a holiday where people spread good cheer; give gifts to family … Continue reading

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Full of Life

I remember in my 20’s a very long time ago I wrote a poem that went something like this: I feel so full of life yet empty of you And the emptiness drowns the very me In its attempt to … Continue reading

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Ageless: Can These Bones Live Again?

The boy crept silently through the back alley to the elderly lady’s house.It was a small bungalow with overgrown bushes all around. He liked the bushes. Great cover for getting in and out of a house at night, especially a … Continue reading

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Becoming a Character In My Life Story

“As I worked on my novel, my character did what he wanted and ruined my story,” says Donald Miller in A Million Miles In A Thousand Years. He goes on to draw parallels between himself as the writer and God … Continue reading

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What the Madris Plaid Jacket Taught Me About Life

  In my world of 10th Grade, everyone that was anyone would be wearing a madras plaid jacket to school.  I pleaded.  I begged.  I whined.  I felt I would die when I was told there was no money for … Continue reading

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Life Lessons from Grandma

At the end of busy day, time to relax under the shade tree. As a child, in the summer, I would spend weeks with my grandmother on a farm between two very small towns you’ve probably never heard of.  I … Continue reading

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