Blackberries and Yet Another Mystery Photo

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“What we could consider magic, may just be science that we don’t understand yet.” ― Patricia Robin Woodruff, Strange Tales of Floyd County, VA Thank you all for playing my Mystery Photo Game. Some of you are really hard to trick into thinking something different than what it is. But I guess some people are simply better at solving mysteries …

A Girl, a Dachshund, a Caption Game

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Being the owner of dachshunds, to me a book on dog discipline becomes a volume of inspired humor. Every sentence is a riot. Some day, if I ever get a chance, I shall write a book, or warning, on the character and temperament of the dachshund and why he can’t be trained and shouldn’t be. I would rather train a …

A Picture Can Wake a Thousand Memories

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Thanks to all of you who are playing my Caption Giveaway Game. You came up with some good ones last time. The hay bale had some of you thinking about that lost needle in a haystack. Kathy even mentioned finding gold. Since my grandson looks so happy, others of you had him feeling victorious and being king of the hay/straw/mountain/world. …

And the Game Continues

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  “Tomorrow’s victory is today’s practice.” ― Chris Bradford, The Way of the Warrior Above is picture number 2 just waiting for your clever captions. Thanks to all of you who suggested captions for Sunday’s picture of the kids and the horse. Many of you thought the horse might be wishing the kids had something a bit more appetizing to offer. …

Exercise Your Imagination with a Caption Game

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“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Do you remember saying that or hearing that? I think it used to be true. Pictures back when didn’t lie. If somebody took a picture of you, you might not like how you looked but you had to admit it was how you had looked at that instant of the shutter clicking. Now, …

A Name for Everything

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  “A name can’t begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that’s the magic of names, isn’t it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.” ― Charles de Lint, Dreams Underfoot I’m working on a new book. That means I’m having …

Seeing the World of Nature through a Child’s Eyes

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“To see the magic of life look through the wondrous eyes of a child.” ~Debasish Mridha Thanks to all of you who said you might enjoy some hiker devotional thoughts, I plan to post a devotional on the first Sunday of each month for a while. So here’s the initial entry of 1st Sunday Hiker Devotionals. Let me know what …

A Promise to Publish

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“I purchased this book at the recommendation of my Mom & sister who heard Mr. Shepherd speak & give his testimony, then read the book. I didn’t realize that once I started reading I wouldn’t be able to put the book down. This story is the ultimate witness of how God pursues us and puts special people in our midst to …