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Tag: Inspiration

  • Mercy

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    Among those of who patiently tolerated scrolling through the pic barrage of Ellen and my Hawaiian Vacation someone inquired, “What did you enjoy most about Hawaii?” … a totally unfair question … but I’ll mark my favorite: X Splashing with sea turtles in the ocean X Savoring a hot cup of Kona Coffee X Viewing…

  • Hawaiian Vacation

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    Traveling through 6 time zones with a couple hundred folks packed in a high-speed aluminum tube for 10 hours was the only part of our Hawaiian vacation that wasn’t total fun 😊 A definite Bucket List destination, our time in Aloha-land had our bucket overflowing with lifetime memories. Beginning in Honolulu on Oahu we visited…

  • But … Amazingly!

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    On Kona, the largest of Hawaii’s six islands, over 90% of is covered by lava less than 1,500 years old.  Driving around the Big Island, the vast expanses of lava conveyed an aura of desolation.   But … Amazingly! …  growing through the lava, small twisted trees with bright red flowers dotted the bleak landscape.…

  • Sunset Seniors

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    Fred D
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    Us two ole duffers are blessed to be exploring yet another spectacular corner of God’s creation. As another spectacular ocean sunset faded over Kona Hawaii, our souls rested content knowing when our final sunset here sets, we’ll rise to an unfathomably beautiful Sonrise with Him. We R Blessed … May U B 2 Keep Looking…

  • Paths

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    Fred D
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    Shinrin-yoku, ‘forest bathing’, is a Japanese term proclaiming the peace of body, mind and soul found in Nature. Today mine was found wandering mile-high paths along the TN/NC border in the Great Smoky Mountains. Immersed in mountain vistas wonder, my journey was shared with a lone Cervus canadensis. “Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your…

  • 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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    “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…