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kitties & puppies in heaven...a blast from the past
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Well my dear ones,
It’s been so long that I’ve written anything;
and so many bad things have happened recently
that I turned back to the past, the long past,
to see what I could see; this starts in 2006,
and then dials the clock back to 2002:
Date: 22 JUNE 2006
Subject: kitties in heaven (& puppies, too) :D
well my dear ones,
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Miss Teresa
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Well my dear ones,
As I was driving to work this morning,
I took a turn onto a back road,
but as I did, out of the corner of my eye,
I saw a woman sitting by the side of the road,
in a spot where I’d seen homeless people before.
I always keep a little extra money in a pocket
on the back side of my wallet,
in case I run into someone in ( Read more... ) -
inmate surprise
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Well my dear ones,
I haven’t said much lately
as I have had little to say.
Yet recently, I did see something heart-warming,
in fact, it was just today.
When I heard a senior citizens choir
performed at a jailhouse, I figured,
“Hey, this isn’t Elvis with his
Jail House Rock.”
Yes, I thought they got laughed
off the stage by these ( Read more... ) -
Talents
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Well my dear ones,
I believe we all have God-given talents,
although some of us
may just have yet to develop them;
even if you don’t think you have any,
I’d be willing to be you do. =>
Years ago,
my wife and I met a young woman
whose opening line to us was,
“Hi! I’m Lydia; I have no talents.”
In context, that line was in
response ( Read more... ) -
The Legend of the Jimbo Leg Stabber
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Well my dear ones,
This morning, as I was washing some dishes,
I noticed a knife on the windowsill.
It used to be mine, but I gifted it to my wife;
it is now one of her favorites,
used for opening boxes and such;
however, it has a bloody history.
Yes, I have many knives,
even several on which I cut myself
as I learned the trick of ( Read more... ) -
an inch
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Well my dear ones,
I haven’t said much lately
because I haven’t had much worth saying.
Lately, I was telling a couple of friends that
I haven’t really been myself lately,
not since my Dad passed away;
my Mom had Alzheimer’s,
so in a way I lost her before she died;
but it hit me hard when my Dad died,
because as long as he was still ( Read more... ) -
The King of the World
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Well my dear ones,
I know I am way behind;
I lost my Dad a few weeks ago,
and I am still processing that...
...but this is an encouragement;
hence, I promise you that today’s blog
may start out dark, but will end well.
Losing my Mom six months ago was tough,
yet as long as one of your parents is still here
it’s kind of like the ( Read more... ) -
Thanksgiving with Grandma?
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Well my dear ones,
I hope the New Year is going well for all.
I’ve been reflecting back on last year,
like was there anything really good
and memorable that happened?
Anything sweet and uplifting?
I did a little searching and found
a cool story about a Grandma
who was asked to send a text to her grandsons
to let them know what ( Read more... ) -
us...them...you and me
Well my dear ones,
Each morning, as the sun comes up,
our backyard fills up with critters,
as the not-so-feral cats come from the woods
and into the Sanctuary for their breakfast.
God forbid, I am a little late,
as then the yowling starts!
When I look at all the crying faces,
I think how I can’t even imagine
what it would be like to ( Read more... ) -
courtesy
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Well my dear ones,
A long LONG time ago, I read a series of books,
called The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
(written by Stephen R. Donaldson, the hero
is actually a leper...great characters...
great dialogue...a re-read may be due =>)
wherein of the characters had a line so cool
that it has stuck with me all these years,
"Courtesy ( Read more... )