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EGG DROP CHALLENGE
Almost everyone has heard of the “egg drop experiment. This simple test allows the student to construct a container that protects a raw egg from cracking as it’s dropped from a certain height. What is the actual purpose of this? … Continue reading
SEARCHING FOR THE OBVIOUS
Several years ago, when the circus came to town, I was hired as a dialect coach. The fabulous Cirque Du Soleil had come to Minneapolis. You may wonder why they’d need a dialect coach. This circus is known for its … Continue reading
IN SEARCH OF PEACE
ORIGINALLY POSTED 6-7-15 God set this day aside for a day of rest. He had a pretty busy week prior to the final day of creating the world, the universe, every living thing. He established night and day and placed … Continue reading
LOVE RE-TOLD
In Nicholas Sparks’ book, “The Notebook,” a poignant love story unfolds. It’s the same type of story that filled our hearts with tears when the movie, “Love Story,” came on the screen. Both of these tales, fill us with a mixture … Continue reading
BECOMING YOUR PARENT’S PARENT
The parenting role never changes. Once you become one, you are one for life. As your children grow and start new lives, they may be gone, but not forgotten. Their safety, their freedom from problems and worry, their joys and … Continue reading
FLYING PENGUINS
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” ― Leonardo da Vinci I think man has always had an … Continue reading
BREATH OF GOD
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Fourth in a series of plein aire paintings, painted on window shades. This one depicts wind. Life is but a whisper in the scheme of things, We take our first inhalation of air … Continue reading
FILLED WITH GOLD
When we mend something with gold, we’re not only solidifying the base, we’re holding true to the importance of the damaged item. Such is as it is when you grow old. I’m in a point in my life where six month … Continue reading
TUPPERWARE LADY
I was a Tupperware lady. In fact I became a manager of my own unit of salespeople, which gave me use of a company car. I became one of these “party” girls early in our marriage. Our children still needed … Continue reading
IMAGINE
Second in the series of plein aire paintings on window shades. This one was to depict “sky.” ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© When I was just a little girl, I’d find great consolation, Watching clouds drift from space … Continue reading
COOL, CLEAR, WATER
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The paintings I’ll be posting over the next days are the result of a plein aire retreat a few years ago. The artists were given the task of painting four works of … Continue reading
I VANT TO BE ALONE
In the thirties, there was movie actress named Marlene Dietrich whose one most remembered quote was, “I vant to be alone.” I’m not sure if it was a movie quote or something she told the press to get rid of them. … Continue reading
FEAR NOT!
We often tell our children not to be afraid. We say the same to our spouses, friends, relatives, even those we barely know. There are so may times we’re told to reach out to someone when we’re troubled or … Continue reading
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!
Our house has been pretty free of the morning, noon and evening news for the past month or two. It’s been a refreshing change. There’s something about the news that puts us into a bad mood. There’s so much of … Continue reading
THOSE DOGGONE WEEDS!
When we lived in our old house, I managed to create a garden of pretty epic proportions on a hill. It wasn’t just a mound, but a real hill, that almost required mountain boots to climb. That didn’t deter me. … Continue reading
MONDAY PRAYER
Lord, I ask that you become the center of my life. You give me a reason to get up every day. You motivate me in all my comings and goings. You lift and encourage me when I feel I can’t … Continue reading
STRANGE ROCK
I sat through one of a series of National Geographic, “One Strange Rock,” last night, in spite of its references to millions and billions of years of evolution theory. I love the photography of National Geographic and there was nothing else worthwhile … Continue reading
RENEW ME, LORD!
ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© On the days when I feel useless, when I simply cannot move, When my heart is full of energy, but I can’t get in the groove, That’s the time I need my Savior, The … Continue reading
