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OUR CURRENT VOCABULARY
Our vocabulary is constantly changing, much like things that are currently trending or popular. A whole new list of words and phrases have popped up this year with the onset of the CORONA19 virus. Words that used to hold a … Continue reading
IT’S GORGEOUS GRANDMA DAY!
What do you remember about your grandma? Was it her toothless smile or her sagging body? Was it the many lines in her face and the way the skin on her arms jiggled and flapped? Was it the cookies she … Continue reading
GHOST SHIP
This painting was done on site, several years ago. It was 103 degrees and the dewpoints were tropical. The boat was anchored in a marina when Paul painted it. The mood created by the blues and greens is almost ghostly. … Continue reading
WE NEED OUR FRIENDS
It was a time when people were unable to communicate the way they once did. The time continues and we wonder if we will ever go back to the days of hugs both physical and emotional. We need our friends. … Continue reading
IT’S SO SIMPLE
There is no doubt our world has gone mad. We see one thing after another that shocks, disables and paralyzes us. We could get wrapped up in the negativity. We might go on a rampage and start sputtering words of … Continue reading
HOW HAS LIFE TURNED OUT FOR YOU?
There was a day when I wondered what my lot in life would be. I’ve often dreamed dreams which could be interpreted as bizarre, frightening and downright dark. There have been other dreams too. The ones that show a world … Continue reading
ONCE UPON A TIME
What the awoke to the next day was something they never dreamed they would witness in their lifetimes. It was as if all the wars and injustices of past societies were culminating, ruminating and usurping the people of the land. … Continue reading
AGING DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN DEATH
Lots of people look at age as a sign of weakness, deterioration and imminent death. Some cultures place age in a special category because of the wisdom a person has acquired in his life. In America, we tend to admire … Continue reading
THIRSTING
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Steam rises from the belly of the earth, The sun pours its sultry rays over it, Living things go in pursuit of refreshing water, To quench the thirst and satisfy. … Continue reading
NOBODY WANTS OUR STUFF
About four years ago, we moved into a house that’s half the size of our old one. It required a lot of throwing away, giving away and garage selling to cut us down to size. Unfortunately, it hasn’t taken us … Continue reading
PLAYING A POOR HAND WELL
Robert Louis Stevenson once said, “Life is not a matter of having good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.” The problems we face in life can seem like mountains at times. We struggle to reach the top and … Continue reading
A LITTLE MORE OFF THE TOP
WOOD SCULPTURE BY PAUL BOECHER I often post paintings by my artist husband, Paul. He dabbles in all sorts of art and is now one of the teaching artists at a local art center in our community. Art is something … Continue reading
IT ONLY TOOK ONE STONE
King David was once a young shepherd boy. He was satisfied tending his sheep. His brothers were older and stronger, with a few more years of life experience than he. He found satisfaction playing the lyre while watching over the … Continue reading
SOCIAL MEDIA FAILS
Forrest Gump’s mama had it right when she said, “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re going to get.” The Pinterest photo above is evidence of how things usually turn out in real life. The … Continue reading
TURN IT OVER
There’s no doubt about it. We live in a crummy world. We can choose to make a difference, to change things, to sit around and fret about it, to hide ourselves from it or we can rid ourselves of the … Continue reading
HE IS THERE
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Life comes at us like a raging river at times, Pushing, crashing, dispersing its power, Seemingly overtaking us with its fury, Yet even in those times of fear, loss, … Continue reading
SATURDAY PRAYER
Dear God, ruler of heaven earth, you have brought me through another week. I thank you for your love, your protection, your wisdom and constant care. Things are getting so strange in this world of ours. Of course you know … Continue reading
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