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Like Dandelions

It’s that time of year again.  While Santa is making a list and checking it twice, most of us are formulating our own lists for him.  Have you started your Christmas list yet?  While I haven’t actually written anything down yet, I can take a lawn mower and a blue North Face pullover off my [...]

The Mark of a Writer

You hear stories about those long dead famous writers.  Crazy stories that you shake your head at and exclaim, “There’s no way that’s true.”  Perhaps this will become one of those.  My niece woke up this morning with her feet decorated with lyrics.  Apparently instead of walking, she sleep writes.

Call Your Girlfriend

I’ll join the other 14 billion people to post this.  Simply beautiful. -Thanks for passing it along, Doyle.  

Guy on a Buffalo

For that deeply serious masculine devotional time… -Thanks O-Ho

Whole Hearted: Brene Brown on Vulnerability

Brene’s talk is brilliant.  Take twenty minutes to listen, and fight the temptation to multi-task while doing so.  My favorite line: “Courage, the original definition of courage, when it first came into the English language, it’s from the Latin word cor, meaning heart.  And the original definition was to tell the story of who you [...]

Update on Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani of Iran

From FoxNews.com- web address at the bottom of the page Imprisoned Iranian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, originally sentenced to death for apostasy and refusing to renounce Christianity, is now in even greater danger of being put to death in light of reports in state-run media of other charges, including being a Zionist and a threat to [...]

Pastor Yousef of Iran

ISTANBUL (Compass Direct News) – Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani refused to recant his Christian faith yesterday at the fourth and final court hearing in Iran to appeal his death sentence for apostasy (leaving Islam). Applying sharia (Islamic law), the court in Rasht gave Nadarkhani, 35, a final chance to recant Christianity and return to Islam in [...]

For College Football Fans…and for Cute, Little Boise

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Not All Who Wander

I climbed Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, and I wrote a couple thoughts down as I hiked.  I share them with a disclaimer: I participate here in the age-old writer’s tradition of comparing a mountain to life’s journey.  The pile of rough drafts from writers who’ve used such a metaphor could likely form its own [...]

Epitome of Juxtaposition

My wife forwarded me this slideshow.  It speaks for itself on the ranges of wealth across the world and the children that suffer and/or benefit as a result. Kids’ Bedrooms/Kingdoms (Scroll to the bottom for the slideshow)

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