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Overstoried

Do you find it hard to keep up with everyone and everything that’s going on in the world?  Is it possible that we were never meant to do so? … I have been using the internet since 1999. Had a

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Happy 2018

This counts. I still posted something in 2018. Yes, I had plenty of things I meant I wish I had done or written or posted. Yes, a lot of things happened and I finished a bunch of things! Yes, the

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Never

Never. Never is a strong word, hard as stone, an all encompassing wall. Sure, when used in the name “Neverland” or songs like “Never Say Never,” it transforms into a mirage, because “All things are possible!” and “Don’t tell me

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Goodbye Goldie

  Today was Day One of my life without Goldie. I woke up, showered, got dressed and came downstairs.  No one was there. Not even Mom. She was upstairs.  There was just… silence. No panting. No breathing. No paws walking

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Forest Glen Risk Game

A couple of years ago, I made this Risk board based on one of my favorite places in the world: Forest Glen Camps in Huntsville, TX. I have recently updated it according to additions/changes to camp, as far as I

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Turn (River Turn)

Here is my Spring 2016 Playlist. See if you can follow the story. Maybe you’ll hear a bit of your story as well… Mine is there too. Turn (River Turn)* Turn (River Turn) The Business of Breaking Hearts- Nick Flora

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The Candy Maker

Once upon a time there was a Candy Maker. And he made the world’s best candy. I’m not trying to sell it or try to convince you—it was a fact!  It wasn’t a matter of opinion or taste—His candy was

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ZOIIE: Genesis 1

Well, here is a glimpse of an art series that I’ve been planning for a couple years now– that could potentially take years to finish… which is why I haven’t actually started on it. It’s a little intimidating. Part of

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The Bible Year (Scope and Sequence)

This is the scope and sequence of the children’s Sunday morning lessons that I plotted out for 2015 for Greenhouse Ministries at Poplar Creek Church.  It brings together the resources we have with Sparkhouse Rotational Model (which have many materials we

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The End & The Beginning

Spring & Summer 2015 Mix “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end”  wrote Seneca the Younger (also featured in the song, “Closing Time” by Semisonic– the quote, not Seneca). These are seasons of ends and beginnings. Over the past couple

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Beating Hearts

You lift me up to your ear. My heart beats, a common novelty, but to you this is a miracle of gold standard. Each beat a note far greater than any music that you had loved before now. Wonder is

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15 Minutes of Being 21

I found this journal entry on a random flash drive… On September 29, 2009 around 11:45 PM, I reflected on my past and wondered about the future. It’s funny, sad, and fascinating to see what I thought about then– and

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Tom Isles Is A…

There was the book.  There was the display.  There were the crowds lined up four hours ahead of time.  There was just one thing wrong.* “WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?”  I whirled around and flung my arm at the

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We All Need a Little Satire Now and Then

Satire. A necessary “evil” that is actually a medicine for the ills of society and humanity. Here are a few pieces that can balance out our madness with a little lunacy: satirical journalism, prank article guides, and de-affirmational books.  Satire– def. the use of

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