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WHEN WILL WE LEARN?

“Words – so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.” Nathaniel Hawthorne If anything good is ever … Continue reading

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LORD IN YOUR MERCY, HEAR OUR PRAYER

Dear, Lord, Another week has passed in this time of the unknown.  Every day brings a new challenge.  Each problem seems to create more problems and the systemic pain seems to cause more and more destruction to the entire body … Continue reading

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DIVIDED WE FALL

“These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.  But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. They said to you, ‘In the last … Continue reading

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A BIG FAT CHESS GAME

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.  You must be, or you wouldn’t be here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland I’ve refrained from the impeachment insanity for some time, because I refuse to be part of it.  To … Continue reading

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PREDATOR OR PREY

ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER This great, majestic predator stands stately on his nest, His eyes are fixed on his next meal, he craves the very best, He spreads his seven foot wingspan, and soars the cloudy … Continue reading

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HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF

ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© This painting was done as the backdrop for “Such a Time as This,” a musical play written and produced almost ten years ago with my children’s theatre group. Paul researched the ancient … Continue reading

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DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA

It’s been a while since I’ve spouted off.  When I do, I’m like one of those geysers in Yellowstone, that can’t contain itself.  Lately, I’ve been trying to distance myself from the news and all the back and forth drama … Continue reading

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REMOVE THE PLANK

As we prepare for the coming solar eclipse, we’re being warned not to focus directly on it.  If we do, we’re allowing for damage to the retina and possible blindness.  I wonder if it would make any difference to our … Continue reading

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DIVIDED WE FALL

“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded … Continue reading

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A HOUSE DIVIDED

I’m using a post from back in 2015, but the thoughts are still relevant. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to … Continue reading

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