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Every year we pull them out of the closet. The cardboard box is bent on the corners and a little faded now. It smells of the years of storage – a kind of rich aroma of cardboard decay. Inside the box there are a number of dividers…
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The “Kid’s Table” ? You may know the feeling. The adults are in the dining room with lots of great food, good stories and continuous and particularly loud laughter. My father has awakened from his mid-morning nap in front of the Macy’s Parade on our TV and…
Sometimes I’m surprised by the number of things I miss as life flies by. It’s time we learned to stop, look and listen.
The “Guard Donkey” is a good reminder of the kind of friend each of us needs in life.
Every year we set goals – often with the same result. Nothing changes. This year change your heart before you change your list.
As she blew the dust off the small chest the memories flooded in once again. It was the last of the three; handcrafted and finely made from an exotic wood not found in their region of the world. As a young carpenter, she remembered that Joseph had noticed it right away, his rough hands carefully…
This month most of us will gather with family and friends to celebrate the national holiday we call Thanksgiving. We’ll circle up around a table full of food, family and friends; eat too much and fall asleep in front of multiple football options. We really have come a long way since the feast held in…
“Dad, I know we can hike out of here”, said my youngest son, Graham, as I looked up at the grey sky, flecks of rain touching my face. He was 15, at the time, and there was real fear in his eyes and concern for me and his brothers. I hoped he wouldn’t see the…
Anger can lead to so much destruction. Coupled with unforgiveness it can lead to a root of bitterness that affects us to deepest part. Here is what I learned one night about my own heart and the dangers of reacting with anger.
The graceful “old lady” sat majestically on the tarmac at the Asheville Airport, the sun shining brightly off her aluminum skin. Fully restored and as “ready for war” as the day she was named, the sight of her bringing back memories of old footage, movies and a love for flying machines! Our family met at…
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