Posted on December 7, 2021
by Paris Renae
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So, what do you want for Christmas? The annual question. I hear lots of different answers – most of the grown-up responses begin with ‘All I want (fill in the blank)’. Then wrapped in shiny paper or draped with a big bow, voila. No… Continue Reading “All I Want”
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Posted on May 4, 2021
by Paris Renae
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Perspective… My four year old grandson napped at my house from the time he was four months old. His room had heavy window coverings to make it nice and dark (and hopefully give gwammy a short break). This week we took everything out, window… Continue Reading “Beyond the Curtain”
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Posted on September 18, 2018
by Paris Renae
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All guilty of saying: ‘that’s not fair’, raise your hand. Seems like we start with that in our preschool years and keep on indefinitely. And often things aren’t fair. But how do we measure misdeeds to determine what is fair? Laws, politics, rules, ethics,… Continue Reading “What’s Fair?”
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Posted on June 19, 2018
by Paris Renae
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Several years ago I decided to go super natural in food and beauty products. But… I’m a bread lover – pretty much all the mass produced stuff is unhealthy – I had to find a way. I began with milling my own wheat. I… Continue Reading “Missing Part…”
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Posted on April 3, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Our good friend and pastor in California recalled the following story when his oldest daughter was six… His wife couldn’t pick her up from school and had asked Larry to get her. Realizing he was running late he got over to the school… Continue Reading “Resurrection…”
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Posted on April 18, 2014
by Paris Renae
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There’s something about the air when spring is in full bloom, when cold winds have turned to calm breezes, when little girls turn up in frilly dresses. There’s something about pastel colors adorning decorations, when flowers show off, when butterflies dance on wings so… Continue Reading “Easter”
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