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UNFORGIVEN

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A ghostly apparition of what once was, A lone specter – remnant of a time gone by, The phantom ship glides across still waters, Piloted by no one, Empty of life, Only a whisper – … Continue reading

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ALONE, TIRED, THIRSTY & HUNGRY …

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry.” Matthew 4:1-2 He was at the gateway of His ministry.  Now thirty years … Continue reading

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I’M SO SORRY!

For I eat ashes like bread     and mingle tears with my drink, because of your indignation and anger;     for you have taken me up and thrown me down.  My days are like an evening shadow; I wither away like grass. PSALM … Continue reading

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SAFE HARBOR

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Like ships in the night, we pass through this life, We’re tossed and oft crushed by the waves, We sometimes sail peacefully then there comes strife, It seems not a single one saves, We enter … Continue reading

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A LIFE IN HIDING

In March of 1945, Anne and her sister, Margot Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany.  They died within a day of each other, just weeks before the camp was liberated by British soldiers.  Two young girls, were added … Continue reading

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WATER FROM STONE

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Never underestimate the holiness of our God, He empties water from a stone with just a simple rod, His power is incredible, Yet mercy lies within, He crushes rock into rubble, refreshment from it brings. … Continue reading

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HOORAY, IT’S SATURDAY!

Hooray, it’s Saturday – another week down in the annals if time – another ink blot on the pages of history.  It should be a time of gratitude that the week is over, but as most weeks lately, it left … Continue reading

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FRIDAY PRAYER

(In response to Julie Cook’s call for prayer and Citizen Tom’s answer.) This has been a week filled with more and more slander, back biting, unethical behavior, the slow but sure death of a country turning further and further away from … Continue reading

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THIS LION DOESN’T SLEEP

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY FROM PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© (This painting was done for one of our grandchildren when he was a little one.)   On the days when I feel useless, when I simply cannot move, When my heart is full of energy, but … Continue reading

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WALLY’S FRIDAY FRY DADDY FUNNY

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JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNY

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CHOICES

Every day we’re confronted with choices.  We decide what we’ll wear, whether or not to eat breakfast, should we shovel the driveway before leaving for work or wait until we get home?  Those are easy choices, except maybe the one … Continue reading

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PARENTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

We’re living in a brand new time. No, I’m not going to start a rant on technology, because I use it every day and am probably on the internet as much as my grandchildren.  It’s a magnificent tool.  With technology, … Continue reading

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HAPPY TRAILS

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Each morning at sunrise, he mounts his grand steed, Surveying the landscape, at temperate speed, He stops for a moment and breathes it all in, This land that he rides on, belongs to just … Continue reading

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WE’RE SCREWED!

It seems that the Democrat Party is at it again.  During the depression, FDR came up with a New Deal.  Today the deal is Green.  The Green New Deal, is being promoted by a young congresswoman only a few years … Continue reading

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PLUG IT IN!

Remember the commercial for air freshener that tells you to plug it in and everything will smell good again? Or have you ever heard that to get your computer back up and running, pull the plug and reset it?  I … Continue reading

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FAMILY FIX

This is my family – not a recent photo – but it remains the same today as it was two years ago when this picture was taken.  We were celebrating Christmas and all of us were together for the first … Continue reading

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LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL

I remember my grandma telling me not to make funny faces or my face would stay that way. She was probably right, because my face has a road map of lines across it. Each of those lines can probably tell … Continue reading

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WALLY’S FRIDAY FRY DADDY FUNNY

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JULIE’S FRIDAY FUNNY

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