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True Gifts

The Something of No-Thing~~~ Today I remembered a folktale from my youth about a happy man and his shirt. In the story a king sent his men to find a happy man and bring him his shirt so the king could be happy too. When the king’s men finally find a happy man, they learn […]

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On Relationships

A Reminder About the Green Grass~~~ Stuff happens. Communication breaks down. Misunderstandings arise. We feel hurt, unseen, unheard, unappreciated, disrespected, unloved even. I liken this to a sports game. Just because there is a foul does not mean we give up on the game. Sometimes we need to just move on and play through.Sometimes we

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Closer in Death Than in Life: Reflections on a father’s 80th birthday in heaven.

July 12th. My dad would have been 80 years old today. Who knew that my health fanatic father who would not allow me or my siblings to eat sugar or drink soda, except on a birthday or holiday, and who would drink the spinach water from the cooked spinach for its nutrient value, and who

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