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Month: July 2023

  • ‘Coincidences’

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    Fred D
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    Moving is such fun! 😊 Earlier this year, with a combined age of 152, Ellen and I sensed the Lord nudging us to move on to a final ‘nesting grounds’. Consequently, for the past several months we’ve been road-tripping north to several states searching for that unknown to us destination. To add to our latest…

  • Interstate Exits and Help Wanted

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    Fred D
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    We just returned from a retirement mecca search road trip verifying . . . adventure awaits just off the Interstate. Day 1 – An impromptu exit from Interstate 81 found us in Pulaski, VA . . . the home of the River Turtles. Imagining local fans cheering . . . GO TURTLES!!! brought a smile…

  • Pretty in Pink

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    Fred D
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    “Beauty as we feel it is something indescribable; what it is or what it means can never be said.”  George Santayana Creation’s wonders ever astound and bless me. Today’s lily blooms displayed an ineffable definition of Pretty in Pink. “Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil or spin, yet I…

  • Bird in Hand

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    Fred D
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    “In every walk nature one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir Such was my wander today as this trusting little feathered friend brought to mind some comforting passages: “For only a penny you can buy two sparrows, yet not one sparrow falls to the ground without your Father’s consent. As for you,…

  • Young and Old

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    Fred D
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    Youth is adorable, but hasn’t shown up in my mirror for eons. I don’t feel as old as that dude staring back at me . . . perhaps I’ve just been young for a very long time . . . there’s a lot to be said for being delusional 😊 Today a baby snapping turtle…

  • Road Trip

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    Fred D
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    Just north of Roanoke today. I decided an impromptu detour would be a fun 4th of July activity. Exiting the Interstate traffic’s high-speed hum, we launched out on an unplanned road trip exploring the west-central mountains of Virginia. Before long, winding through Old Dominion’s vast rural stretches of forests amazed me . . . not…

  • 3 Prayers for the 4th

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    Fred D
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    One Nation . . . Under God . . . Indivisible From our home to yours . . . all the best for all His to you and yours together on this 4th of July Keep Looking Up . . . His Best is Yet to Come!