Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Entries from July 10th, 2006

The Value of Loving Written Words

July 10th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

In the absence of the human voice, there is nothing like the written word: thoughts put down by the hand of someone you love. These are thoughts that can be touched, thoughts that can be discovered down through the years, folded and tucked like treasure inside a drawer. What a small courtesy a note is, [...]

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May You Be Blessed

July 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

A dear friend from my childhood sent me this (click on the title above) and I so needed it. After watching, reading and listening to it and then reading what it is all about, I wanted to share it with you all today. May we all strive to use our 86,400 seconds of this day [...]

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Remembrance of a July 4th Past

July 4th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized

[Note: I originally posted this on 3/17/05 as one of my "Wind Vane" stories, but it fittingly belongs here, again - July 4, 2006 - 11 years after the happenings related.] ACQUISITION – JULY 4, 1995 It seemed an odd way to celebrate the Fourth of July. But then, again, maybe not. My dad and [...]

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Talking to God

July 3rd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

It is unlikely that we will deepen our relationship with God in a casual or haphazard manner. There will be a need for some intentional commitment and some reorganization in our own lives. But there is nothing that will enrich our lives more than a deeper and clearer perception of God’s presence in the routine [...]

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