Category Archives: change

THE PAST OR NOW?

I wonder what it was like to live in the 1800s.  The ideas and inventions of that time were countless and changed the way Americans lived until the dawn of the current age of technology. It’s fun to think of how things might … Continue reading

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SHARING YOUR STORY

Often when we share things going on in our lives, our words are unwanted or ignored. When we’re suffering through some sort of difficulty, whether it be financial, emotional, dealing with illness, a broken relationship, people don’t necessarily want to … Continue reading

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THROW BACK THURSDAY – ORGANIZED CHAOS

SINCE TODAY IS THROW BACK THURSDAY, I’M DOING A RERUN OF ONE ORGINALLY WRITTEN ON 5/11/17 As we travel this road called life, we will encounter chaos.  It is not the way God intended our path to be. He created … Continue reading

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THE SENIOR ROAD TRIP

Taking a vacation when retired is kind of a misnomer. I mean to take a vacation when you’re on a “vacation” every day seems repetitive at the least. We’ve opted to take short trips rather than the average drive to … Continue reading

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TECHNOLOGY 105

Today, I’m looking ahead to the future and can only speculate on what the world will be like. Ever since man was created, there has been this passion to compete with God – to be a creator, divine, perfect in … Continue reading

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TECHNOLOGY 101

This week, I’m tackling the subject of technology. In just another month I’ll be celebrating my 81st birthday and let me tell you about all the changes of seen in my lifetime. That might take another 80 years to do. … Continue reading

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HAPPY SUNDAY

It’s Sunday again. Seems like the weeks pass by like minutes these past few years. One day runs into another, but Sunday is special in so many ways. Especially today. We are going to church. We haven’t attended in quite … Continue reading

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NATIONAL NASCAR DAY

Today is National NASCAR Day. Though I’m not an avid fan of NASCAR, I feel like I’m living on a racetrack right now. We live on a major highway – well we don’t physically live on the highway, but lately … Continue reading

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A STORM TO REMEMBER

It was the first time the world had ever experienced rain. Up until this time in history, the earth had been covered with a canopy of moisture to nourish and sustain it. When God finally lifted it, it was as if … Continue reading

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ARE YOU A PALEONTOLOGIST ?

During a time of restoration in our lives, both my husband and I took any kind of jobs just to make ends meet. I’d spent 13 years as a volunteer drama director at the high school our kids attended. With … Continue reading

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MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU . . .

I must admit, I’m not a great Star Wars aficionado. I know, I know, what’s wrong with that woman anyway? My kids enjoyed the Star Wars movies. I love Yoda and the baby Yoda characters. Didn’t much care for Jabba … Continue reading

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GOD’S PERSONAL NOTE TO YOU

ART & POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© Do you know how precious you are to me?Do you not feel my presence every second of every hour?Do you know that I want to take your problems, your worries, your fears and place … Continue reading

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HOW DID YOUR WEEK STACK UP?

I love these old dudes from the Muppets Show. They would sit in their private balcony and review whatever was being presented at the time. Of course, their reviews were always negative and left me thinking “Is this as good … Continue reading

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SPRING RAGE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A mass of melting snow trickles gently over rocks and crevices, Weeping as the tears of God, Hemorrhaging from each pore within the granite, Shards of glasslike ice – intertwining, mingling, coexisting, Fraternizing, … Continue reading

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DOWNSIZING, PURGING OR SPRING CLEANING?

Some folks call it Spring cleaning while others call it de-cluttering, downsizing or purging.  I call it hard work.  When we go through the memories of the past, or struggle over what to hang on to and what to get … Continue reading

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SPRING HAS SPRUNG

Spring has sprung, the grass has rizI wonder where the boidies isThe boidies are high in the skyDropping whitewash in my eyeI’m a good boy, I don’t cryI’m just glad the cows don’t fly I say this poem with great … Continue reading

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AS YOUNG AS YOU FEEL

Today is “As Young as You Feel” Day, according to the list of wacky holidays. I guess you could say that today I feel like I should’ve died a long time ago. The skies are grey. I have no great … Continue reading

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ARE YOU AN EMBARASSMENT TO YOUR KIDS?

We watched a Billie Cystal/Alan King movie the other day called, “Memories of Me,” (1988.) It was intended to be a comedy. The drama of the movie was more intense for my husband and me. Within this comedy, we saw … Continue reading

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POLITICALLY CORRECT

One of the world’s greatest evangelists, Billy Graham, once said, “Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone, except God.”  Not only did Mr. Graham have experience as a preacher, but he was a counselor to many presidents … Continue reading

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OLD HORSES

Aging is my topic for the week and to tell you the truth, the whole thing is getting me depressed. An old adage says, “They shoot old horses, don’t they?” As I searched for an image for this post, all … Continue reading

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