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Vacations serve many purposes, don’t they? Some people use them to escape daily drudgery. Others need a different environment to relax and unwind. Expanding horizons and experiencing different settings might be a third motivation for vacationers. In my mind, a vacation is for relaxing. I do find it easier to relax when the responsibilities of home …
As a writer of fantasy, I read different fantasy novels. In doing so, I can experience the methods published writers use to build a world, breathe life into characters and weave a mesmerizing plot. Or I can read the books and criticize the lack of plot, weakness of character arc and believability of the fantastical …
Marriage is meant to be the joining of two individuals into “one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Unfortunately, there’s a lot of severing of body parts in the realm of marital bliss because many people don’t see it as a binding, lifetime contract. Or maybe our society’s idea of being faithful to your word is so diminished …
Muse, Greek goddess of artists, gifted her favored ones with inspiration to create fantastic and original works of art: sculptures, paintings, poetry, songs. Actually, lucky for the Greeks, there were nine goddesses. Greek city states produces creative art, I’m sure. Often, we creative types like to blame our personal muse when what we write is …
My son has the right idea. He went away for the weekend and let others move him into his college apartment. Unfortunately, his dad and I got assigned the task of moving crew. Have I mentioned that I hate moving? Bad News I’m sure there is something that didn’t get loaded in the truck. Even …
The dream descended illumined from within Shimmering again Real enough to hold The dream delivered pulled reality’s rein embracing all disdain Dreamer emerges bold Two dreams danced adjoined at the hands intertwining strands Now a single mold One dream dominated emerged in light of day pushing the other away New day dawning cold That dream …
Summer means vacation. This might mean a trip to the airport. Or two. Not twenty. This summer, I’ve been to the airport almost on a weekly basis. Actually, I believe I went twice one week. Wow! I must have been traveling all over the place. Sounds fun. Exciting or even adventurous. Wrong. I was little …
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue” – Proverbs 18:21 Langston Hughes spoke to me in his poem “A Dream Deferred.” Many other words, written and spoken, altered my chosen path on the highway of life. A similar conversation happened on the phone recently. I took a class from WANA International, which I …