Month: March 2019
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Destination Desire: Are We There Yet?
How many times during our journeys have we heard the proverbial question: “Are we there yet?” It’s usually from the kids in the back seat who ask the question about an hour out of the driveway. But sometimes, it’s my “not so willing traveler” husband whining about hassles at the…
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In His Image
For most of my adult life, I purchased eggs by the dozen from my local grocery store. Every carton contained uniform white eggs of exactly the same size. I never thought about the irony of this image until we began raising our own chickens. We purposefully bought a variety of…
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Leave a Legacy
I want to leave a legacy…but not in the way you might think. We define a legacy as anything passed down from a predecessor or ancestor. Generally this means a gift of personal property such as money or land through a will or bequest. There is certainly nothing wrong with…
The Light Above
On a cold winter morning this past December, my husband and I settled in our seats for the 2 hour flight from Indy to Ft. Myers. An overcast sky spit icy snow from the heavy cloud cover as the crew readied us for take-off. I watched from my window seat…
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Tunnel Vision
Life as I know it encompasses a small space. My own little world in rural America remains insulated from many of the issues I see in the media. If I choose, I can quite easily ignore the bigger problems that don’t directly involve me. This kind of tunnel vision focuses…