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What is 5 minute Friday?  It is the dream child of Gypsy Mama.  She gives us a word each week and we are to write 5 minutes on it. We aren’t to edit or second guess what we write.  Just write and post it.  Then, visit at least the person ahead of us and write [...]

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I’m running slow on my book reviews.  Ugh!  I’ve traveled way too much this past month.  That doesn’t combine well with keeping up with work, my blog AND reading!  I also have some books/authors that I enjoy and want to introduce you to.  That is what this entry today is about. THE AUTHOR: PAUL E. [...]

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To enjoy art, whether it is on canvas, in fabric (such as a quilt) or even in people who are in process, we do better to step back a bit and look at the overview, not the fine details.  When we do that, it is much easier to see the beauty that is there. The [...]

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A few years ago, I learned a new way God uses our brokenness. He uses our brokenness to develop community! How can that be?  A few years ago, I went through a period where my seizure disorder bloomed from an occasional early morning break-through seizure every 7-10 years, to monthly and even weekly seizures at all times [...]

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Today, I was reading an article in “World” magazine.  It was about a woman named Amy Sherman.  She is a woman with a Ph.D. in economic development from University of VA. She was asked if she could choose between spending the rest of her career helping people understand the complexities of economic theory, where would [...]

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