Portable Presence

I love going camping. My idea of camping is pulling my camper to the campground and “roughing it” with my own kitchen, living room, queen bed and full bath! There is something about sitting by the campfire in the evening as well as experiencing the early morning in a different location than usual. That is…

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A Sharp Axe

I remember as a kid, I used to help split wood to make the pieces fit in our wood burning stove. I thought it was a good day when we got a stove that burned kerosene. I have a young son who enjoys splitting wood, or I’ll hire someone with a wood splitter. I don’t…

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My Body – a temporary temple

As I get older, I realize that my body can’t do what it used to do. I remember my teenage years of being strong doing lots of manual labor. I don’t do as much manual labor as I once did and I usually remember it for about three days as I recover. A few days…

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The Temple of God

  There are times that I look at my hands and realized that these are the same hands that I’ve had my whole life. These are the same feet that I’ve run and walked on for years. I know this it a bit bizarre, but I take this stuff for granted very often. I wonder…

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