Finding Direction: The Wind Vane Chronicles

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Finding Direction:  The Wind Vane Chronicles

Entries Tagged as 'Movies; Music'

Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter – Home Sweet Homes, House #1

January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Stories, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

Have you watched Cinema Paradiso yet?  Or John Goodman’s “Matinee?  You gotta go get ‘em!!
Here’s a good reminder.  Before we continue our story, here’s one last look at the Paradise Theater today in it’s sad state, although still loved by the guys:

You can see why Tom couldn’t find it his last trip to Cotter.  He’d [...]

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Arkansas Memories Tour of 2009: Cotter, Part 2, Cinema Paradiso – The Paradise Theater

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Families, Historical, Humor, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Reflections, Tom & Me, Tom's Family

My all time favorite foreign film – by far – is “Cinema Paradiso” (Paradise Theater), a 1988 Italian film that was the winner of more than 19 awards, including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1989 and Special Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

If you are a movies lover, you absolutely [...]

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Straight No Chaser – 12 Days of Christmas

December 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Humor, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Uncategorized

Fun, fun, fun stuff here today!  Enjoy!
[Note:  Just ignore the gray "box" across the bottom that will go away in seconds.  Second, when the "ads" start across the bottom, hit the x box in the right corner to shut them down.  It's worth that bit of work to hear these guys.  In fact, you'll want [...]

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Who Am I

November 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Health, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Our Kids, Reflections, Tom's Family, Uncategorized

Casting Crowns
Being in the middle generation between an elderly parent and grown children with young families many times – as has been lately – brings about all kinds of family crises.  Add to the mix siblings, nieces and nephews, even a grown grandchild with a little girl of her own and life can become a [...]

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Amazing Graces

October 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Friends, Health, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Our Kids, Photos, Videos, Spirituality, Tom & Me, Uncategorized

I feel very blessed with amazing graces this morning because of all of your heartfelt comments and prayers on my behalf and for Rebecca and our entire family.
One of the biggest blessings came yesterday about noon when Rebecca called me to tell me she’d had a CT scan early yesterday morning, that the abscess in [...]

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"America's Gallant Lady of Song": Carrie Jacobs-Bond

September 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Historical, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos

“Beloved composer of ‘I Love You Truly‘ . . . and a hundred other heart songs that express the loves and longings, sadness and gladness of all people everywhere . . . who met widowhood, conquered hardship, and achieved fame by composing and singing her simple romantic melodies. She was America’s gallant lady of song.”
President [...]

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Sweet, Sweet Spirit

September 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Dee's Family, Families, Inspirational, Movies; Music, Photos, Videos, Spirituality

Hi, y’all -
I’ve been meaning to post for a day and a half now, from here at my mom’s, but better late than never, right?!
For today, let me share with you a couple of recent photos of my youngest grandson (I have 2 granddaughters younger), Captain America/Power Marine a/k/a Brendan David O’Neil, recently turned 5 [...]

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