Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Entries from July 31st, 2007

Shadows Fleeting Across My Vision

July 31st, 2007 · 11 Comments · Dee's Family, Inspirational, Perspective, Poetry, Reflections, Uncategorized

She moves softly around me as I sleep, shadows fleeting across my vision.  It brings back memories of my childhood when her caress was all that kept me going.  Her gentle, yet strong hand guiding me in all that was right and good. She is my mother. Her hands today are gnarled and bent, but her [...]

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One of the Joys of Christian Blogging

July 30th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Blogging, Reflections, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I think the biggest joy of Christian blogging for me the past two and a half years has been the great friendships I’ve made with you all.  And my joy was made even greater Friday when I got to meet and visit with one of my blogging friends here in Abilene, Anthony Parker, who has two [...]

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Greetings From Abilene, Texas – I Think

July 28th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Perspective, Reflections, Uncategorized

Whew!  What a trip.  The best (and only) good news about my trip to Abilene Thursday was that I eventually arrived in one piece and that my luggage made it, as well.  But it was a long, harrowing trip in which I had delay after delay of flights, a canceled flight, overbooked "replacement" flight, excessive weight causing people to [...]

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We’ve Got Kitchen Counter Tops! . . . Except One?!?

July 25th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Uncategorized

Well, there’s good news and bad news today and the worst of the bad news is not that one small counter top has not arrived as of yet.  I mean, that’s bad enough, but the really bad news is that we are having plumbing problems again here in this brand new house.  Depressing, to say [...]

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Eight Random Facts About Me . . .

July 24th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Blogging, Reflections, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I’ve been tagged.  (1.  I hate being tagged by the way, for the first random fact about me!)  By no less than John Alan (Turner) of Faith 2.0 blog and other writings.  John is a very talented young man in Atlanta area and does great work.  He is a published author.  Of course, aren’t we [...]

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Housewarming Pictures – At Last!

July 23rd, 2007 · 11 Comments · Creating A Home, Photos, Videos, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

Y’all have been clamoring to see some pictures of the house since we’ve moved in.  Well – today you have that opportunity, plywood kitchen counter tops and all.  Just send the housewarming gifts via comment below, okay?! I’m posting a lot of pictures, so don’t get bored.  I’m also going to post them all to [...]

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Those Fleeting Brilliant Blog Posts

July 20th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Blogging, Creating A Home, Perspective, Reflections

I absolutely write some of the most brilliant blog posts in my head in between actually sitting down here to write.  But then when I do finally really sit down here to write, they have suddenly all disappeared from my brain. Why is that? Just yesterday afternoon I was thinking of one and started to [...]

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