Tag Archives: Inspiration

INTO THE WOODS

ORIGINAL ART & INSPIRATION BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© “When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, the whole … Continue reading

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I’M SICK!

A trip to the doctor this morning proved my self-diagnosis to be correct.  I’m glad I don’t look quite as bad as the guy in the picture, but I’ve been feeling poorly for almost a week. When we get sick … Continue reading

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STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT!!

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” Mark Twain I live in one of those predominantly activist type towns.  I’m not proud of … Continue reading

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KATHY RANT

I’ve been considering what kind of work to do, now that I’m retired.  In checking the employment opportunities, I happened to come across the salaries being paid to activists for various causes.  I was surprised to see the going wage is … Continue reading

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“AND HE GREW” MARY’S JOURNEY

Mary probably didn’t have a baby book to write in.  Most of her days as a young mom were undoubtedly filled with washing clothes, changing diapers, cuddling bruised children, comforting those who had been bullied, making meals, clothing and teaching … Continue reading

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HE WILL CATCH ME WHEN I FALL

  ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Butterflies tickle my insides each time I try something new. I worry and fret and often forget how Jesus knows just what to do, He’s always around when I need … Continue reading

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STUFF HAPPENS

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase. Martin Luther King, Jr. I started writing a novel a few years ago.  Sometimes you have to put your writing away for a while and brood … Continue reading

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THE TIMES, THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’

It may have begun somewhere in the 1970’s.  We were winding down a seemingly endless war in Viet Nam.  Women fought for equal rights.  Segregation was still an issue.  We had a national scandal and saw a president impeached.  The comedians of … Continue reading

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A WOMAN OF VIRTUE

When the Feminist Movement got underway in the 60’s, women applauded the rights they demanded.  They burned their bras in protest.  They shed all evidence of the things they felt were binding them or holding them back.  Their cry for equality … Continue reading

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WOMEN ON PARADE

“Don’t shut yourself up in a bandbox because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take your part in the world’s work, for it all affects you and yours.” ~Louisa May Alcott I’m … Continue reading

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WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KIDS?

Kids, I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids today Kids, who can understand anything they say? Kids, they are disobedient, disrespectful oafs Noisy, crazy, sloppy, lazy, loafers And while we’re on the subject Kids, you can talk and talk … Continue reading

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A FRESH START

Our country inaugurated a new president yesterday.  Protesters lined the streets, jeering voices spewed obscenities, violent behavior erupted.  Just like any other day. We could say these acts of vandalism and hatred were freedom’s voice speaking loud and clear, but … Continue reading

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SUBMIT

“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” Abraham Lincoln Today we await the transfer of power as one president leaves office and another takes the oath … Continue reading

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MAJESTIC IS HIS NAME

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© The mountains in all their glory, Pale in the presence of their Creator, The trees bow in adoration in His presence, The stones shout out the power of His name, The … Continue reading

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BOAT TO HEAVEN

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A lonely ship cuts through the path of life, Through troubled waters, To unfamiliar destinations, Under the bridges of adversity and depravity, Through unknown territory, We cry, we laugh, we mourn, we … Continue reading

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SIT DOWN, YOU’RE ROCKIN’ THE BOAT

A few years ago, I had the pleasure of directing a high school production of “Guys & Dolls.”  The story is about an itinerate gambler who makes anything into a bet.  He has been challenged to approach Sergeant Sarah Brown, from the … Continue reading

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JANUARY THAW

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Shortened days – lack of sunlight, Fields are white and streets now glazed, In the icy silence of a stolen breath, Through wild anticipation of lost moments soon remembered, Anxiously we … Continue reading

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WHEN WILL THE SUFFERING END?

“I see the world being slowly transformed into a wilderness; I hear the approaching thunder that, one day, will destroy us too. I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel … Continue reading

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BESIDE STILL WATERS

ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER©   Slowly crossing the sands of time –  into a pasture green sublime, I’ll rest my feet and wet my lips, with waters clear and cold that grips, Through danger I will … Continue reading

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ANOTHER FUNNY PARENTING STORY

This is another actual event that occurred when I was doing a “sort of good job” being a parent. Many of the events that happen during this time of life are really hilarious after the fact, but my thoughts of … Continue reading

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