Posted on February 18, 2020
by Paris Renae
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Some moments we just wish wouldn’t end. Moments like when a three year old puts his arm around your neck and says: “Grammy I stay with you forever!” In the midst of laughter and fun come heart-felt words spoken by the innocence of childhood.… Continue Reading “Forever…”
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Posted on March 19, 2019
by Paris Renae
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Sometimes things aren’t what they seem. Like teen boys putting on a manly persona – one foot still in childhood and the other ready to make their way in the world. We begin life thinking the universe revolves around us. Somewhere along the way… Continue Reading “Living the Dream…”
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Posted on May 9, 2017
by Paris Renae
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Mom… she always said ‘Come home anytime’. When I would get a date on the calendar I always called and said ‘I’m comin’ home’. Home was not the house I grew up in, as we moved many times during my childhood. And home wasn’t a place where she… Continue Reading “Comin’ Home…”
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Posted on September 11, 2015
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There are times that mark a life – when hurricanes came and turned our lives upside down, when a loved one died, when 9/11 changed everything… Reminders – life here is never static, always changing, growing us…temporary. Sometimes we try to go back – back to… Continue Reading “This Life…”
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Posted on February 20, 2015
by Paris Renae
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I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t like remembering — remembering their childhood, remembering crazy things they did, remembering a loved one, remembering God’s faithfulness, remembering how things used to be… It is fun to watch the animated faces as people recall and often… Continue Reading “the Violas are back…”
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Posted on January 23, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Don’t we all wish we could retire (no matter what age we are 26 or 56) and just wander… I love east Tennessee and the times I’ve been able to spend there always find me wandering… Wandering along a hiking trail, beside the… Continue Reading “Wander or Wonder?”
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