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SIGNS EVERYWHERE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This mural is in the underground parking area of a lovely retirement community in our area.  Paul and his plein air group of artists spent many hours creating a number of murals … Continue reading

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FADED MEMORY

Photograph of my mom and dad along with my sister and I.  I’m the one in front on the left. It’s only been two weeks since we celebrated Easter in a totally different way.  Our rejoicing was muted.  Our voices … Continue reading

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SATURDAY SOUND OFF

Saturday seems as good a day as any to rant.  I try not to do so, but it’s trending today, so I thought I’d get on the bandwagon.  What stage of grief are we in now?  What’s happening in our … Continue reading

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ONCE UPON A TIME … THE FACE OF GOD

Never before in the history of time had the sky been so clear. Only an occasional cloud hung there as a reminder. Rain came when the soil dried – only when necessary. It was so clear, some thought they could … Continue reading

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DID YOU MISS ME?

Yesterday was my day to go grocery shopping. I like to go early because there aren’t too many people – just us elderly folks – who they think get up at 5 AM.  What do they know and who are … Continue reading

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JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNIE

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GIVING UP OR GIVING IN?

Days grow into weeks and weeks into months. Some of those days are filled with optimism while others bring nothing but one bad thing after another.  The amount of time and energy we spend on those bad days is really … Continue reading

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THE MAGIC OF THE THEATRICAL

It seems a lifetime ago when the movie theatres were still open – when you could take in a movie for $5 on a Tuesday – when you could escape to another place, time or fill a couple hours with … Continue reading

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SUNDAY PRAYER

Dear, Risen Savior, Brother and Friend, Jesus, I come to you this Sunday after Easter with a heavy heart.  I like many others in this world have grown impatient.  I find myself becoming angry that I can’t be with my … Continue reading

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GROWING OLD LIKE FINE WINE AND AGED CHEESE

The idea of growing old never occurred to me until I became part of the silver haired generation. It still doesn’t hold much interest. In fact I’m trying to avoid it completely. Now that I’ve arrived, I can tell you … Continue reading

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RANDOM SATURDAY SILLINESS

 

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WHAT’S A VULNERABLE ADULT?

“Memory in youth is active and easily impressible; in old age it is comparatively                 callous to new impressions, but still retains vividly those of earlier years.”             … Continue reading

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TGIF

The confusion of what day it happens to be can be a source of wonder for those in quarantIne.  I know it’s Friday, because we have no obligations on Friday.  I know it’s Friday because yesterday was Thursday and tomorrow … Continue reading

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JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNY REVISED

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STAGES OF GRIEF

This time of grieving is like none we’ve ever known – unless you were born during the time of the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918.  During that time a world pandemic took the lives of 675,000 Americans and an estimated … Continue reading

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MOORED

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Our lives on earth are temporal – a whisper hushed and still, We’re placed here by the Father’s hand and through His mighty will, He guides us through the depths of pain, … Continue reading

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ONCE UPON A TIME – EMPTY STREETS

What might happen . . . . Streets normally filled with hustle and bustle were suffocated in a cloud of fog. The air was infused with an eerie silence. There were no vehicles to speak of except for a few … Continue reading

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SURVIVOR

I am not a fan of the reality series, “Survivor.”  To me a real survivor isn’t self-serving, pompous, physically fit or one who is only in it to win.  However this show has grown in popularity and “survived” for the … Continue reading

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FINDING JOY IN THE ORDINARY

If you’ve ever watched children at play, you soon discover that some of their most enjoyable toys are the ordinary – the average – the lids off pots and pans – the cardboard box that once housed your new washing … Continue reading

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DREAMING OF WARMER DAYS

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The edge of a bluff lined river – a glassy reflection glistens and bounces onto a hill. The light touches the edges of trees and buildings in the distance, Creating patterns dancing … Continue reading

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