Category Archives: Life Helps

the Eagle and the Crow – a Parable

an Eagle! in a tree in my front yard! with white head showing among the branches of the tree that looked like a good landing spot, a place to rest until . . . as I looked at the scene … Continue reading

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a Book, a Bird, a Drop of Water . . .

Today – a book . . . what I take ina bird . . . what I put outa drop of water . . . what brings Life TODAY, like every day, I am looking formeaning in my life, a … Continue reading

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F-A-S-T! Climb the mountain – WE CAN!

I once stood at the foot of this mountain that many wanted to climb . . .it seemed much too big, too highfor an amateur “hiker” to tackle and all of us were amateurs . . . we knew we … Continue reading

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Choose – Which C.A.F.E.?

SO, that is the question, right? WHICH C.A.F.E.?NO! in a world that keeps insisting on makingevery issue have a “YES” or “NO” answer,I have decided that, when I think about it,most of my answers are NOT “YES” or “NO”! There … Continue reading

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I Wonder . . . WHAT IF I . . .

some decades ago (more like a lifetime ago), it was pretty well accepted by most adults that yelling and screaming was not the sign of a “reasonable” person and we tended to not listen to the rants and rudeness of … Continue reading

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S.O.S. – Sanctuary of Silence, Unseen Gardener

Today, in search of Peace, I stepped outside my door –needing healing and guidance and, oh, so much more,a Sanctuary of Silence is my goal – seeking rest for my weary soulas violence and darkness take their tolland I long … Continue reading

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S.O.S. – Sanctuary Of Silence

CHAOS! CONFUSION! CONFLICT! I do not KNOW anything anymore except thatevery day I am faced with LOUD aggressive voiceseach telling me why the “others” are “evil” –whatever that means these days!!! and then – there are AI-generated memes and videos … Continue reading

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Fly, Row, or Swim?

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I Grew Up in the One True Church – part Two

outside the “one true church” — I was SO devastated – 19 years old living a nightmare of betrayal striking deep wounds and, in the midst of this time of crisis, I was told by the wife of a leader … Continue reading

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I Grew Up in the One True Church – part One

as a young child growing up in the “one true church,” I felt the burden of taking the “truth” to all the lost in the world – the pressure was overwhelming to a child who could not comprehend what “lost” … Continue reading

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