Posts Tagged ‘soul’
Skin Deep
My Mom used to remind me when I was growing up that “beauty is only skin deep; but ugly goes clear to the bone”. (I googled who it was that said that, and it’s unclear. Redd Foxx or Dorothy Parker are the top two sources given.) I believe that this quote is aimed at being…
Read MorePortable 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…
Read MoreHeart Condition Update
When a doctor tells a patient that they have a heart condition, it’s almost like hearing the word “cancer”. There are many different levels of heart condition as there are many different forms and stages of cancer. (I would like to be president of the “HATE CANCER CLUB”.) I was speaking to my doctor about dieting…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreSanctuary
I used to call the auditorium of our church the sanctuary. I also remember hearing of certain tracts of land that are called wildlife sanctuary where various types of wildlife are safe from hunters. A sanctuary also refers to a place of refuge or asylum. I began thinking more carefully about this word several years…
Read MoreThe Fruit of My Heart
I am not an expert on fruit trees. When I was a kid, we had an apple orchard. There are tasks to do to fruit trees to help them produce healthy fruit and become a healthy tree. For example, fruit trees need to fertilized and watered. Fruit trees also need to be pruned and treated…
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