Abba's Art

Author: Fred D

  • Jeremy’s Egg

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    The unfiltered eyes and minds of children see things adults have forgotten to notice, and perceive the simple beauty of their significance. I’ve shared this story at Easter before, but some stories are worth re-reading. Jeremy’s Egg portrays Easter’s meaning through the eyes and mind of a child with a precious understanding that no sermon…

  • Last Words

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    Having the last word may be of benefit in a discussion, but of what benefit will your last words be? As though it was yesterday, the last words my mother spoke to me before going Home at 93 still echo in my heart . . . “Later Freddy”. Those two words spoke, and continue to…

  • Spring Splendor

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    On the western side of the Great Smoky Mountains lies Ashville, NC, an eclectic small town and home to the Biltmore Estate. America’s largest private home, George Washington Vanderbilt II had it built during 1880s. A quaint, châteauesque style, 135,280sq. ft., 250-room edifice, it’s tucked away on 8,000 acres. George affectionately referred to it as…

  • Contemplating Mortality

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    Youth’s active exuberance struggles to comprehend the laid-back contentment of many senior citizens who have Been there – Seen it – Done it,  particularly when it concerns mortality. Why is it those in the latter chapters of their life’s story are often those most at peace with reaching The End? Mother Nature highlighted mortality on…

  • Pity Party Perspective

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    I’m definitely a sunshine fan. The recent stretch of rainy, cloudy weather has me yearning for the sun to pop back out and dispel the damp, gloomy overcast. Such were my thoughts up on the mountain, on the verge of having a little pity party. Gazing out over the gray shrouded Smokies, a lone pine…

  • Giving Trees

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    The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein is one of my favorite children’s books. It’s a story about a tree that keeps on giving, and a boy who keeps on taking. Finally, upon becoming an old, the man cuts down the tree to sit on its stump “… and the tree was happy”. Such where were…

  • Creation’s Wonders

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    Water dripping from rocky outcrop spawns a ‘leafcicle’ on the forest floor . . . an oak tree rises from hostile soil where it’s acorn once fell . . . Creation’s ingenuity and resiliency never ceases to amaze me!         “He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted”. – Job 9:10  …

  • Creation Declarations

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     Jesus loves me                                                   this I know,                                                                                                        His creation                                                                                                                       …

  • Younger Than Ever

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    This picture reminded me of a life-nugget I once gleaned reading Tuesdays with Morrie where Mitch Albom shares the wisdom garnered from his Tuesday talks with Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Morrie tells Mitch, “I embrace aging”. His positive insight on aging reminds this ever-aging work -in-progress that today I younger than I’m ever…

  • Together

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    Fact or fiction? Truth or theory?  Proof or perception? Reasoning or rebellion? Compromise or chaos? Such are the bi-polar temperaments that sadly characterize and divide our nation today. It’s not about me . . . it’s not about you . . . it’s not about red . . . it’s not about blue . .…