Tag: random musings
group name: paree
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September 19, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
Thank you all.
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who took the time out of your busy schedules to read so many of the wonderful stories in this contest. Many had to step . . . more
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September 02, 2006 03:07 PM EDT --
No wonder so many people see Christians in a negative light. It is human nature to focus on the negative and ignore the positive.
Parents are much quicker to point out a child's wrongdoing than . . . more
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September 10, 2006 01:02 AM EDT --
Today, I am a Christian who is on a continual process of learning. And the more I learn, it seems the less that I know. But here are a few things that I have decided as I have been on this . . . more
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June 24, 2006 05:55 PM EDT --
After finishing my own laundry this morning, I set to work on my daughter's. It needed doing. It's not as if she can't do it during this, her week off. But I wasn't doing anything else, . . . more
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September 19, 2006 11:25 AM EDT --
The things that I am grateful for today are much different than the things I was grateful for twenty years ago.
My focus has changed. The material has lost much of its meaning to me. I am . . . more
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July 21, 2006 12:02 PM EDT --
Life is amazing with it's twists and turns. Just about the time we think we know who we are...just about the time we think we have it all figured out, something happens to remind us that we . . . more
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September 19, 2006 10:55 PM EDT --
The year was 1975. I was a senior in high school, and I was very excited because I was going to attend my first concert. My two best friends and myself had tickets to see the group Chicago. . . . more
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November 13, 2006 07:19 PM EST --
There are many different kinds of addictions, but one we don't hear a lot about is the addiction to chaos. A person addicted to chaos is uncomfortable when things are flowing smoothly. . . . more
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January 02, 2007 06:44 PM EST --
I don't quite know what it is about my dog and tomatoes. But he loves them. Not the raw variety mind you, but anything which involves tomato sauce. His favorite is spaghetti and meatballs. . . . more
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October 20, 2007 07:48 PM EDT --
Remember those Family Circus comic strips where “Billy” would take over for his dad, Bill Keane, a move which blurred the lines between reality and the (very) fictional world of that . . . more
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September 01, 2006 03:03 PM EDT --
You know who you are
Sitting at the Piano Bar
All gussied up to strike a pose
If power people walk the row
It wasn't enough to invite yourself
It wasn't enough to delight yourself
In vulgar displays . . . more
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September 09, 2006 12:18 AM EDT --
We speak of unconditional love. This kind of love is best described in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13. When I read this chaper on love, I automatically think of God's love. In my mind, . . . more
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February 19, 2007 02:32 PM EST --
It is a frigid, sunny morning, made brilliant by the sun's reflection on the snow outside. I sit in the center of the class, not committing myself to the front row (the conspicuous overachievers) . . . more
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October 03, 2007 11:09 AM EDT --
I was honored to introduce two of our semi-finalist authors in my last article. I am having fun getting to know these people, seeing their sense of humor, likes and dislikes. All of the contestants are . . . more
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October 04, 2006 11:04 PM EDT --
I walked in
It's about 20 degrees warmer
In there than out there
The dread weighs heavy
But I keep walking
Knowing the boxes will way less
It's dark in there
But the fluorescent light will glare . . . more
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March 08, 2007 03:29 PM EST --
Hey, Welcome to Heaven!
here are some simple rules to live by:
the clouds aren’t solid-just use the paths.
no, they aren’t gold. that’s just cheesy.
no, you don’t get . . . more
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March 30, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
Incendiary passion rummages,
Stacks of old dried views,
Sequestered long by raison d'être,
Inflammable debris, superfluous-
Spring-cleaning the mind periodically,
An exercise worth time . . . more
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July 17, 2006 12:13 PM EDT --
This weekend while camping in the mountains of NC, I came to a realization about myself. Somewhere along the way, I have changed from a mountain girl to a prissy city woman. I've always . . . more
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August 18, 2006 04:23 PM EDT --
This has been a week of clearing away some clutter. Its amazing the connection there is between what is lying deep inside of us and what is reflected in our surroundings.
This week I noticed for . . . more
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April 09, 2007 09:53 AM EDT --
I'm having the kind of day where when I try to grab an ice cube out of the freezer so that I can quickly cool down my coffee because I can't wait another minute to drink it, I . . . more
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