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Why (Second in a mini series)
The Winter of 1984, construction slowed down as it often would, so I enrolled in a correspondence class on marriage and family counseling through CCEF. (This was way before on line classes. ) We...
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Now What? #5
Picking up where we left off… We pull into the parking lot of CCEF: It had been an emotionally exhausting day. We’d left home early that morning. Flew into Philadelphia, Been accosted by some crazy...
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The Door Opens #7
36 years ago, come this July, we picked up, lock, stock and barrel, and headed East, Gilgal Bible Chapel agreed to let us stay in one of their apartments while I returned to school. I have been...
View ArticleAppointment with a laser
Wish me the best. I have an appointment with a laser in about 3 hours. If everything goes as planned, I will be coming home with a bionic lens. DM
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My take
I’ve been wanting to write something simple on the topics of woke, revisionist history, tearing down statues, how our country is being overrun by a bunch of ______________, (fill in the blank.) Came...
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Of Grit and Bone 6/6/2021
Regarding the title, read this first. Several short stories from the past week. The centenarian My wife has a friend Betty who is 106. One hundred and six! We stopped to see Betty yesterday for a few...
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You never know
When I got my monthly statement from XYZ lumberyard in February I questioned the balance due. It said I had a credit almost $2,000.00, when I thought, I owed them about $1900.00. I usually have a...
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That sweet spot of Contentment
Contentment. Ranks right up there with peace of mind. (They are not the same). Both are life skills that (in my mind) are underrated. Both can be cultivated. Underrated: Not rated or valued highly...
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OF Grit and Bone 8/7/2021
Phone rang about 5:40 AM a week ago Friday. When the phone rings @ 5:40 AM, that’s normally not good. It wasn’t. Our neighbor to the west was calling. I could hear panic in her voice. “Doug, can you...
View ArticleIt’s gotten easier
Here begins the story of a former rule follower. When my wife and I decided to get married (42 years ago now) one of the spin off issues, right out of the gate was our different spiritual backgrounds....
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