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THE ARSENAL OF THE OPPRESSOR – EGO

In my early childhood, I was the first grandchild, so I had it made – at least I thought I did.  I was a sweet little girl, with curls of golden blond.  I learned how to tap dance and do … Continue reading

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THE ARSENAL OF THE OPPRESSOR – BITTERNESS

This week my posts have to do with ways we can find ourselves under the thumb of the evil one – the real oppressor, the devil. Many may conclude that our greatest enemy today is our own government – the … Continue reading

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THE ARSENAL OF THE OPPRESSOR

A few years back on a cold October afternoon, my husband was teaching an after school art class in a school cafeteria.  He had set up his “classroom” with individual stations for his students.  He did this in advance of … Continue reading

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MARTIN LUTHER MEMES – REFORMATION STYLE

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IT’S JUST ANOTHER HUMP DAY

Apparently the origin of Hump Day occurred while a group of office workers were standing around the water cooler.  Being the middle of the work week, Wednesday was tantamount to getting over the hump of said work week.  Others allude … Continue reading

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IF I ONLY KNEW THEN, WHAT I KNOW NOW

  It’s too bad raising kids doesn’t come with a set of instructions.  Many books have been written on the subject and most think they have all the answers, but each case is different and so is every child.  There’s … Continue reading

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CARRY ON

It was the time of the European Renaissance.  King Henry VIII would distance himself from the Catholic church in order to divorce his first wife and marry his mistress.  The church was in the throes of corruption and was selling … Continue reading

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JEWELS OF DE NIAL MARATHON WEEK

As you know, I’ve spent the entire pandemic in a creative frenzy.  My over 55 acting class fizzled out, but something wonderful sprang forth from it.  The three women in the front row of these two photos  (R to L,) … Continue reading

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NO MAN IS AN ISLAND

ART &  POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER Looking at the beauty which inhabits this planet, Observing the complexity of it all, Seeing life come forth from nothing but dead earth and rotting soil, Watching as all of it is … Continue reading

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RESISTANCE

As indicated in the above cartoons, you can see the word “resistance,” means more than just one thing.  There’s the kind of resistance we have to change, that pulls at us and causes us to become squeamish.  There’s the resistance … Continue reading

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A GRATEFUL HEART

When we give something of ourselves to benefit others, God tells us to do it with a grateful  heart. If there is any malice in the doing or giving, we aren’t doing it His way. His love is perfect and … Continue reading

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THE BEGINNING OF STAND UP COMEDY

Will Rogers started his career in the great outdoors.  He was part of several western shows designed to lure people to the unsettled country.  He went on to do vaudeville and stage performance along with some film acting in the … Continue reading

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FOLLOWING IN OUR TRACKS

Thinking of all the tracks we lay while stumbling through each day, It soon becomes apparent that those lines get in the way, We struggle through each obstacle, we rarely look behind, But in those trials and roadblocks, great lessons we … Continue reading

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STEADY EDDIE

So who exactly is Steady Eddy and what can we learn from him? You might consider the tortoise in Aesop’s fable about his race against the rabbit. Obviously the hare is designed for speed but his pride in his abilities … Continue reading

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WHEN YOU THINK IT CAN’T GET ANY WORSE

The world is going to hell in a handbasket.  It can’t get any worse than it is.   When is this going to end?  Those are the kinds of comments I’m hearing a lot these days.  It seems we are on … Continue reading

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NATURAL PLACES

ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© When life seems overwhelming and the hope for peace has drifted, We struggle with the discontent and pray for burdens lifted, But our days on earth are numbered, our time is … Continue reading

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THE JEWELS OF DE NIAL

For the next three days we will rehearse our next episode of Jewels of deNial. This is the show I’ve been collaborating on with my senior acting and prolific writers. This show is about the theatre I work at, which … Continue reading

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WHAT IF YOU CAN’T WAIT?

In a world that’s filled with instant mashed potatoes, instant rice, instant news, instant results and instant madness its hard to wait. In the famous infomercials where they tell you, “But wait, there’s more,” it’s usually followed by a buy … Continue reading

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BUT ALL MY FRIENDS ARE DOING IT . . .

“When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind.” C. S. Lewis I’ll bet you thought this was going to be a post about us becoming … Continue reading

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HE DIED FOR ME

POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© When bruised and injured we do fall, before our Father’s throne And look upon the lamb once slain for all sins to atone, Our pain is nothing next to His, our wounds are all but naught. … Continue reading

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