Category: Creative Rant
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Choosing Peace in a Season That Demands Stillness
This has been a winter to remember. The kind of winter that, decades from now, we’ll reference with a knowing smile and say, “I remember when…” It was a hard one by any measure. Frozen RV water lines. Trudging through nearly a foot of snow just to reach a water source. Moving slowly – carefully…
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SOS Cuba
Millions of Cubans across the world are shouting, “We cannot remain silent.” Most of humanity cannot even begin to understand the Cuban people’s plight – communism, oppression, poverty…and all for the sake of politics. I’m not going to pretend I understand all the nuances surrounding the Cuban people and their struggles, but what I do…
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Chasing Light: Quickbooks
My DH says, “Math is of the devil.” Now, I know not everyone agrees with this statement, yet for me, there’s a reason I majored in English and minored in Communication Arts. Math is definately not my forte. Which brings me to today’s rant. Since moving forward toward running a funtioning and hopefully profitable business,…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: An Uncluttered Road
A dear friend went on vacation. She packed her bags, fueled up her car, and hit the road. She shared her adventure on her blog glitzyadventure.com, and of course, I’ve had to read it. In one of her posts she closes the dialogue with this statement: Our road is presently uncluttered. Kathy Leigh – My…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Simplicity
As I begin to catch up to my mother’s age, I realize more and more how we, as humanity, accumulate stuff we think we can’t live without, yet in reality…we can and often times should. But then the challenge of letting it all go becomes stressful. That 65 inch television you got for Father’s Day…
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Chasing Light: The Journey
Sooner or later we must realize there is no station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. Robert J. Hastings So much has been written about “the journey” as a way to find oneself or as a path of life, and while this post might…
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Cats Are Bookish…Right?
Diary of a Bad Writer: Cats Are Bookish…Right? Absolutely, and you can blame the rodent delicacy of book binding glue for that little fact.
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Diary of a Bad Writer: Hear My Heart
The wolf won’t ever have to fight for his food, if he can convince the sheep that the sheepdog is the enemy. Officer Parker I’m not one to blog about my political position, especially since I am on the political frontlines within a law enforcement agency, but today I am hoping you’ll simply hear my…
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The Green Mile by Stephen King
“Sometimes there is absolutely no difference at all between salvation and damnation.” Paul Edgecombe, The Green Mile I’ve been troubled over the past week, as I’m sure many of you have. So, with my heart hurting for both for the family of George Floyd and for my brothers and sisters in blue, I felt I…
Peace In The Margins 