Sometimes, it is hard to see anything when we are walking in the rain. We keep our heads down and we try to move ahead. With our minds set on drier destinations, counting blessings tends to be an afterthought. Likewise, giving thanks during the metaphorical storms of life does not come naturally. Blessings are harder […]
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The first time I found him he was lying upside down on my front porch. His long, spindly legs bicycled through the open air in a concerted effort to turn over. “Hello my friend, what a predicament you are in,” I said to him. “Let’s see if together we can make things better.” Grasping him
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Each fall, the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds linger at my feeder a few weeks longer than I expect them to. Their visits to and from my deck occur at an increasingly frenetic pace as September rolls along. If two or more of these little winged spitfires cross paths, they chatter and chase each other waging an all
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Tucked away in an alcove of pine in Door County, Wisconsin, there is what many consider a treasure. Towers of precariously stacked stones populate this short stretch of shoreline at Lake Michigan’s Cave Point County Park. Some towers are short and dainty looking, assembled quickly by someone passing through. Other structures clearly showcase much time,
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For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11 NLT When is the last time you checked something BIG off your bucket list? This month, after years of dreaming about walking through a
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