Posted on July 18, 2025
by Paris Renae
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In a post not long ago, I mentioned a chubby chickadee hop hopping ahead of me as I walked down the hill. Such a smile it brought me as he seemed to be leading the way wanting to show me his discoveries. Children do… Continue Reading “Good things”
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Posted on July 2, 2025
by Paris Renae
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(Mountains Part 2) Once I wasn’t much of a bird person. It started with a bat getting into my grandmother’s house when I was spending the night as an eight-year-old. Years later my cat brought a bird into the house and let it go.… Continue Reading “Delight”
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Posted on July 2, 2019
by Paris Renae
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A zillion stars dance across a velvet sky as fire flies flit below. The wonder of the Great Smoky Mountains. Unplug for a few days with me. If you share in the free gift of salvation, let the Light in you shine. If you… Continue Reading “Light Shine…”
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Posted on September 13, 2016
by Paris Renae
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At dusk last night clouds were backlit by a soon setting sun. Pinks took over where white puffs had just been. Streaks of peach arched from west to east. A canvas stretched sky wide. Brushstrokes of the Master Artist. This morning a bluest blue canvas greeted… Continue Reading “Brushstrokes…”
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Posted on December 26, 2014
by Paris Renae
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Next year I will…, kind of like ‘tomorrow is another day’ from Gone With the Wind… The Stories of Our Lives is so much more… Your story, my story, the 90 something story, sometimes even the story of a 10 year old, is… Continue Reading “Next Year…”
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Posted on May 23, 2014
by Paris Renae
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Life goes on all around us, do we see it? Do you see the sun rise and blue sky or only the reflection in the mirror as you apply mascara? Do you see the beautiful Asian girl with hair down to her hips and… Continue Reading “What Do You See?”
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