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Slowing Down
Just a pre-Thanksgiving observation. At age 90, Jerry Beavan had been a world traveler (47 round the world trips), had been a college and a seminary professor, served with the Billy Graham Association for a number of years, had been … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, blessings, DPchallenge, encouragement, Faith, life, love, observations, relationships, retirement, slowing down, Thanksgiving
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Retirement … Sweet Retirement
It’s been approximately 16 months since I stopped punching the time clock {actually, I haven’t punched a time clock since the early summer jobs of my youth, but I digress} and stepped into “retirement.” It has been quite an experience … Continue reading
Posted in life & love
Tagged Albanese Candy, Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, book tour, Books, children, Circle B Campground, communication, Corvette Museum, Don Bosco Tech, DPchallenge, driving, faith, family, Florida, football, friends, Gaylord Opryland, Heaven Shining Through, humor, Indiana, Indiana Dunens, involvement, Jersey Shore, joy, Kiwanis, life, love, Maine, meet and greet, Memories, publishing, relationships, retirement, Seaside Heights, seniors, small groups, Studebaker Museum, travel, Upstate New York, wisdom from a father, Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park
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Happy Birthday to Me
Yes, today is my birthday. Normally I approach the day with a ho hum attitude. It’s no big deal. It’s just another day. And it is. I’m not sharing the “news” for affirmation, but because this year’s celebration is a … Continue reading
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Tagged birthday, celebration, conversation, DPchallenge, encouragement, faith, family, friends, growing old, growing up, Jesus, life, love, Memories, reflect, relationships, retirement, Seasons
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My Life with Angelina
As I carried the near-lifeless body of my Havenese Tess from the car to the vet’s office, I vowed never to get another dog. I can still see her eyes — the only thing working and alive — as we … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina, DPchallenge, family, Friends, health, life, love, Memories, relationships, retirement, Tess
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Way back when when I started in this crazy business, reporters would pound the keyboards of our trusty manual typewriters on recycled newsprint. We would pull out our masterpiece and send it to the editor. There, red from the editor’s … Continue reading
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Tagged career, DPchallenge, family, friends, grandchildren, life, love, Maine, Memories, New York, newspapers, relationships, retirement, Seneca County, writing
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Happy, Happy Birthday Sweetheart
I wish I could find a new way To say “I love you.” I’m afraid if I say those words too much, They will begin to lose Part of their meaning. But I don’t know any other way To tell … Continue reading
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Tagged change, DPchallenge, faith, family, flowers, Happy Birthday, I Love You, love, Maine, Memories, relationships, retirement
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The Light 