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In The Moment
Light is peeking through the tops of the trees. The leaves are beginning their display of color, ever so slightly now. The air is crisp while the fresh smell of dew embraces with a sense of wonder. The pond water reflects the blue-green hues of its surroundings and is calmly absent the ripples of summer […]
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Love’s Response
Original post date 09/23/2013 Recently I witnessed someone declare that they loved this one person so much they would die for them. The declaration was meant to be an attestation of the level of unrequited adoration felt for the one who was the object of his love. As I pondered that somewhat romantic but nonetheless […]
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The Presence
The stillness is palpable. The sound of rain falling gently on the tin roof spreads a rhythmic embrace to all within. Calm engulfs the space otherwise consumed with banter, chatter, or the distant sound of trucks descending the northbound hill toward the creek. Memories of years ago when in this same house, a moment of […]
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Agnes Bathes
Agnes lopped gleefully toward the bathroom. It was bath morning for the four month old Great Pyrenees. Forty five pounds of gigantic fluff surrounding a solid mass of goat herding muscle had to be coaxed into the waiting tub. One spray from the shower head and the otherwise docile doggie was ready to leap to […]
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The Gem
It was approaching 110◦ that day in late May in Odhav as the motorized rickshaw crossed the stream of green effluent being discharged from a nearby pharmaceutical plant. The compound we entered was connected to the ashram we had been directed to visit by the Director for Human Services for the state of Gujarat, India. […]
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Intent of Attention
Gracie, the Golden Retriever, sits enthralled as she watches the antics of Blackberry, the bunny. Blackberry seems to know that he’s being watched, so his frittering from here to there in his confined space appears to be a direct desire to either show off or more probably to chase his observer away. Soon Gracie loses […]
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Season of Reason
The crisp morning signals the approaching change of season from summer to autumn. Leaves are steadily falling already from several of the black walnut trees and the chestnut pods litter the ground with an invitation to harvest. A few tomatoes cling to the vines as the chilled air gives way to warming sunshine. Soon the […]
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The Intruder
The scene is like that from a nature documentary. Arising starkly unadorned between the green of the majestic black walnut and full leafed maple, the bare skeleton of the once stately oak tree stands as a relic of times past. A closer look unveils the perch of the regal red tailed hawk. Its mate, though […]
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All The Pieces
The carport is strewn with unused or discarded pieces from the latest construction project. The structure is magnificent and will bring enjoyment to friends and family for years to come. The task of sorting the sawed pieces has begun and the first and easiest was identifying and collecting those that could easily be used as […]
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But How Will You Live
Life was changing. Focus was shifting from developing a consulting business to preparing for the ministry that had been a lifelong calling. There were some bothersome physical impediments to my usual agile maneuvers. A limp, noticeable first to others was becoming more pronounced. My right hand was becoming stiff, causing more than the usual mistakes […]
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