“Bees will buzz, kissable dandelion fuzz…” The pizza arrived thin crust, NY style. Darcy held her slice by crust. It was limp, bending toward the table. “How do I eat this?”, as she raised the piece above her head and tried a bite from underneath. We explained that you fold it. So she rolled it […]

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The kids called our air b&b the Country House. It was behind a slooow moving gate. A large sign warned of imminent crushing… but you would need to be really patient waiting to be compacted. The house was nestled in the woods. There was a little zip line and a creek. A large wood pile […]

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It is astonishing how deeply the Lord’s Prayer is rooted in the occult. Of course it draws believers in with “Father in heaven”, but the next line reveals the jack-o-lantern’s light: “hallowed be your name”. As everyone knows the root of hallowed is Halloween. A day revelling in ghosts and ghouls! When you understand this, […]

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My Granny grew up during the depression. One of eight. She had never had a bicycle all her own. Now married, she was washing dishes and could see Grandpa pull up after work. He happily hopped out of the car, then reached into the back and pulled out a new bicycle… This week, deep asleep, […]

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Fifteen minutes before the celebration of life service I realized the mic I set up didn’t work. I rushed to find a replacement. Later, I guessed, I had a bad mic cable, but in the moment, I was switching inputs and mics. I finally grabbed a mic from the music team and drug it across […]

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