Authors often use trees symbolically in their writing. I teach my students that symbolism is when “something” functions on two levels. The “something” can be a person, an object, a situation, or an action. The object has a literal identity as well as a symbolic one. For example, a tree is “literally” a plant that […]
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I’m sad to say that when I started this post a few weeks ago, I had no idea what the days ahead held, Covid being one. Tim and I have recovered and are back in the world again. But, the sickness did keep me down long enough that I missed getting my August post out
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Which is worse: trusting a five-year-old or not giving full attention to said five-year-old? Being a great aunt is one of my best joys. I have two littles that ultimately have my heart. One of the littles was with me for a few days this past week while visiting the mountains. Of course, she and
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How competitive are you? I am way more competitive than anyone should ever be. And my children, well, the apple didn’t fall far. Around ten years ago, I banned my family from playing putt-putt at the beach because of excessive competitiveness. I’m talking about people picking their clubs up and threatening to use them as
I was invited to a community Bible study a few weeks ago in the new community my husband and I have moved to. So, I went, and I love being a part of it. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to attend every time, but I have been to a few. The study guide we are
My husband has been watching these funny boat-fail videos lately on YouTube. He was sure I would be in one of them. The hubs and I spent the day at the lake with our kiddos not too many years ago. At the end of the day, we returned to the dock to load the boat.
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Right now, there is a lot of rave about journals and journaling. It’s a little hard to make myself stop and journal. But I can tell you that every time I push myself to stop and journal about “it,” God always makes “it” less than “it” was before. Today, for instance, I was really upset
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MERCY DAY! I hope I’m doing this correctly. Learning about blogging and all the legalities, what I can and can’t do, scares the weebie jeebies out of me! I am hoping and praying I’m in the clear on this. Last week I found a delicious low-potassium soup recipe I want to share. I semi-followed the