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Tag: Inspiration

  • The Scene – The Sign – The Sermon

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    Fred D
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    The sign silently proclaimed a sermon of the awesome  wonder of God’s creation we glimpsed today in panoramic splendor in our Great Smoky Mountains backyard . . . We are Blessed . . . May you be too. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 Keep Looking Up ^ ……

  • 2025’s ‘Goods’ and ‘Gooders’

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    Fred D
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    2025 wasn’t a particularly good year for my spouse. Ellie broke both of her arms requiring taking up residence in hospital and rehab facilities for 2 of 2005’s 12 months, and had a pacemaker installed on my birthday … so what’s the ‘Good’ news ☹??? . . . So what’s the ‘Gooder’ news😊??? . .…

  • Christmas Truce

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    Fred D
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    Besides the Christmas story of our Savior, the Christmas Truce of 1914 during WW1 is among my favorites, encouraging me that, even in the division and turmoil of today’s world, peace on earth remains hopeful. If you’ve not heard it, here’s the Christmas Truce story as told by Robert Petterson . . . What happened…

  • Hear the Bells, not the Dissention

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    Fred D
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    Peace and good will are prevalent during the Christmas season, but not for everyone. Tis’ a season of conflict and enmity for some. Christmas day 1863 found Henry Wadsworth Longfellow grieving over his son wounded in the Civil War battle of Gettysburg. Two years earlier his wife had burned to death in a fire. Consumed…

  • Seasons

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    Fred D
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    “To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Nature’s seasons mirror life’s course: Spring – Birth                               Summer – Youth                                                                   Fall – Adult                                                                                           Winter –  Death I’m in my AM season of life – Advanced Maturity…

  • Smoky Mountain Fall Spendor

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    Fred D
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    Ellie and I motored up to the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains today.  Standing atop  Clingman’s Dome at 6,643 ft you can see 7 states on a clear day … TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA and AL … on this clear day, from this height, all were joined in hushed peace. As Summer’s…

  • Duffer and Youngster Hiking

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    Fred D
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    As with all hiking adventures, certain requirements are necessary to enjoy the experience to the max. Last month’s Greatland wilderness hiking adventures with my son were hybrid Duffer/Youngster hiks, ofttimes demanding somewhat rigorous requirements … especially from this ole ragamuffin 👴. Ellie and my domestic Duffer hike to Bald River Falls yesterday was ‘rigor free’,…

  • Last Frontier Farewell

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    Fred D
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    “Parting is such sweet sorrow” Juliet’s lament bidding Romeo good night whispered quietly over the mountains as this ole Romeo turned the key locking our Last Frontier cabin’s door. Were it not for missing my lifetime soulmate waiting for me back in the Lower 48, I would have unpacked, turned the water back on, and…

  • Cloud Dementia

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    Fred D
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    Climbing towards Arch Angel Valley in the Talkeetna Mountains Range, ethereal mountain mists soon enveloped Grant and I . . . it was as though we had surreally time-traveled through a wormhole in the clouds to a silent majestic world of peaceful serenity . . . I wanted to camp out . . . forever!…

  • Hiking through Wonder

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    John Muir once wrote a caveat regarding visiting Alaska, which I’ve succumbed to, “You should never go to Alaska as a young man because you’ll never be satisfied with any other place as long as you live.” You’ve been duly warned 😊 Yesterday Grant and I hiked up into Hatcher Pass, one of my thousand…