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Summer Time Starts at Home… Summerville
Following the Leader … Sculptures in the Park Dear Reader: What better place to kick off the summer season than in a town whose name has ” Summer” in it -the village of Summer-or simply Summerville. …...
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” Who We Are… is Who We Were”…
Dear Reader: In every historical event… there comes one moment when somebody steps up to the plate to do what is morally right over political consequences… in 1839 a slave ship, the Amistad, sails...
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Sometimes We Just Need A Little ” Boost!”
Dear Reader: Today’s Post is just going to need a little extra ” Push from God.” Halfway though the dance recital Sunday afternoon… I started shaking. It felt like the air conditioner had been turned...
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” I Can See Clearly Now…the Rain is Gone…”
Dear Reader: Don’t we all remember this upbeat tune by Jimmy Cliff that started out with…”I can see clearly now the rain is gone-I can see all the obstacles in my way. Gone are the dark clouds that...
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When ” Why” Becomes a Magical Noun…
Dear Reader: “Thankful, blessed, and kind of a mess” just seemed to sum me up today. I am so thankful to be back on the road to recovery, blessed to feel God’s presence through this and blessed to...
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“Serenity Now! “
Dear Reader: I don’t know how many of you remember this episode from the Jerry Seinfeld Show but it was truly funny since everyone watching could relate. It all begins when George is driving his...
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Planting Seeds in Hearts that Will Beat in Memory and Story
Dear Reader: The term ” heartseed” refers to the seed of wisdom and compassion that resides in each of us… displaying itself in our individual ” gifts” ( talents) bestowed on us by our Creator and...
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The Circle of Love on Special Days…
Dear Reader: Happy Father’s Day! And in our family today… a special alignment of the stars celebrating Happy Father’s Day and Happy Birthday to Rutledge! Walsh and Rutledge Day! This year Walsh and...
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Juneteenth… A Story of Freedom
Dear Reader: As students in school, didn’t we pretty much accept everything the teacher told us about historical information … and took it as “gospel?”… after all they were the teacher. In those days,...
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A ” Godwink” on a Dark, Rainy Monday Afternoon
Dear Reader: Yesterday was a day of polar light and darkness, sunshine and thunder, cool breezes and humid wind gusts. It was like too many weather patterns were converging simultaneously. Jeff came...
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The Importance of Keeping One’s Wits About You…
Famous quote: Rudyard Kipling Dear Reader: Grandmother Wilson always reminded me ( when I was nervous about a speech or presentation at school) to ” keep my wits about me. “ This old expression means...
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Summer Has Arrived!
The Summer Solstice Arrived at 10:58 yesterday… Dear Reader: I don’t know about you but I am past ready for those ” Lazy Hazy Days of Summer.” To date this hasn’t happened… just the opposite…...
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How ” Wordplay” Affects Mindset
Alice Through the Looking Glass Dear Reader: My lifetime love of words has definitely been a huge influence on my perception of the world and my place in it… and I know I am not alone in this...
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Allowing Time for the Universe to Shift in Your Life…
Dear Reader: It is important to take a stand and work for things we want to see changed. But when we get overly caught up in our efforts to fix things, to intervene, to instantly make things better,...
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Retrieving Childhood Memories…
Dear Reader: The other day… Michael Buble was on a talk show and was more animated talking about his family than any career topic. He admitted that he will catch a ” Red Eye” to get home …and have...
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Emergence of Self- Raising Words, Giving to the World’s Needs and Always...
Dear Reader: When I read this observation by Rumi: ” Raise your words, not your voice, it is rain that grows flowers, not thunder”-I immediately understood the metaphor of his amazing thoughts....
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People, Place… LOVE
Dear Reader: As a writer, like the main character in this unusual perception of life, love, and endings that don’t end ( On Fire Island) … Julia Morse is spending her last summer on her beloved...
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IT’s CAROLINA DAY! A Proud Day in South Carolina History
Battle of Sullivan’s Island/Fort Moultrie Dear Reader: Being the old South Carolina history teacher… I can’t let June 28 pass without without paying tribute to the Battle of Sullivan’s Island which...
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Understanding When It is Time to Re-write Your Endings…
Dear Reader: When I came across the title to a story recently, that I recognized as once having read… but couldn’t quite remember the ending… I decided to take time to re-read it . The Story of the...
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When We Are Continuously Drawn to Something… that is our Soul Speaking…...
Dear Reader: How many times have we heard a celebrity-author, actor, doctor, athlete , coach, minister, ( name any profession) tell an interviewer how he or she knew from childhood, youth, or an...
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