Soul Stories (from my family's past)

My encounters with God, yes they did happen.

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Soar!
Soar!

At exactly this time two years ago Diane had a very rough couple of days. She had to have a molar pulled, and it was painful.

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2 + 1
2 + 1

Today Diane and I are having our wedding anniversary. It is our 50th. We met when we were both 17 years old. That means we have been friends for over 51 years.

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50 Years
50 Years

50 years, hard to believe how good they have been, and how blessed I am to have had them with my best friend in life.

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Attitude
Attitude

When I was a young kid, I got into trouble a bit. I brought a lot of that trouble upon myself because I "took an attitude." That is exactly what my Mom used to say. "Don't you take that attitude with me!" or "Don't you give me that look!"

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The Skylight
The Skylight

I have started out a couple of blog posts with the words “I hesitate to write this” for one reason or another. Usually, it is because it makes me a bit uncomfortable to write.

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Honor
Honor

Honor your Mother and Father, the first commandment with a promise……

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Eyes (look at me!)
Eyes (look at me!)

A couple of days ago, early in the morning, I awoke from a dream. It was a memory from many years before, forty five of them to be exact.

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Diane's Psalm
Diane's Psalm

I have lived thru many birthdays with Diane, and she like all of us is getting older, but she, not like everyone else, is improving as a person. I know why that is. She has a big, kind, and good heart.

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The Paratrooper
The Paratrooper

A story that came from my childhood, and at seventeen I was still a child.

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Four Hours From Heaven
Four Hours From Heaven

One morning after getting our two girls off to school, I found out that a one’s day could be dangerous and life threatening.

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The Field Trip
The Field Trip

Diane and I went for a fast walk around the RV resort where we have been staying for the last three months. Diane pumped her hand weights and as usual I just got lost among my own thoughts.

I started thinking about a time in my past, my long ago past, when I took a trip to California.

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Making a Comeback!
Making a Comeback!

Just a few feet from the patio, in the middle of the grass is a patch of pretty, white crocuses. They get stepped on, urinated on by the dogs in the park, including ours, and moved down by the landscapers. They keep coming back.

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Matters Of The Heart
Matters Of The Heart

Diane and I have a saying that started after our grand boys came along. We used it on them (and they would use it back if necessary) if one of them or I (Diane has complaints but never whines about anything) mumbled and groused about something.

“Whining is not attractive”

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Full Circle! (The Buyers Are Forgiven)
Full Circle! (The Buyers Are Forgiven)

Diane and I have come full circle...we find ourselves back in Colonial Williamsburg, at the Anvil Campground, the place where we started our full-time adventure just about a year ago.

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No Power! (Buyers from Perdition Part 2)
No Power! (Buyers from Perdition Part 2)

The house was empty. Well, not quite. The rooms were full of memories and anger, my anger. I was mad at all the people who were jerking us around, and at God who was allowing them to do so.

 

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Where is my wallet? (The Buyers From Perdition Part 1)
Where is my wallet? (The Buyers From Perdition Part 1)

I was in a panic condition….my head was buried in one of my wardrobe drawers looking desperately for my wallet, which of course, contained all my credit cards, driver's license and other important pieces of plastic.

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Remembering Daniel

The fourth of May is a birthday for a little boy. His name is Daniel. There would be four candles on his cake, if he were here with his Dad and Mom and two brothers. He is not here, he is some place better.

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