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A Glaring Sun on a Frozen Day

Sometimes the view of a thing is better than the experience… yet even on a frozen day a grateful heart can find its way to giving thanks. Continue reading

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Cold Feet

Milking in an unheated milk shed when it’s thirty degrees below freezing isn’t a lot of fun… but there are lessons to be learned. Continue reading

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After the Burning

A wonder of snow cannot erase the loss of wildfire but it does bring good moisture for the greening that follows. Continue reading

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Toward Home

Even in the beauty of our blessings, even in our peaceful moments, we can be thankful and yet remember the challenges that others face. Continue reading

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Holding Tight on the Long Nights

Like old oak trees holding to dead leaves on a winter night, a good stubbornness can carry us through the tough times. Continue reading

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A Good Start to a Cold Day

Counting your blessings on numb fingers today? Good for you! Me, too. Continue reading

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Training Run

A bit of insanity coupled with determination and dedication can be helpful in training for obstacle course/mud runs. And… a bit amusing to casual observers. Continue reading

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Dark Changes

We’ve gone from eighty and sunny on Saturday to snow and freeze warnings on Monday… but that’s nothing compared to the changes in Jerusalem that took place in one week nearly two thousand years ago. Continue reading

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Hickory Smoked Excuses

Tired of the cold and the snow? Time to burn up the excuses and fire up some hickory smoked burgers! Continue reading

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Ice in Atlanta

What happens when ice and snow suddenly show up in a Southern city? Chaos, misfortune and massive opportunity for others to ridicule. Might be that empathy would be a better response… Continue reading

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