Blooming where you are planted?

When I bought my first house, my Mom bought me a Dark Eyes Fuchsia. It was gorgeous! Take a moment to go and look it up if you don't know ...
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Wild Swimming

The clouds shrouded the sun, and yet the view was clear. The Isle of May stood at her post in the distance. I can see the windmill, still and steady, ...
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North Sea

Room at the End of the World

(NOTE: This Writing includes Faith portions.) There is a song by Matt Nathanson called, "Room at the end of the world." It was a favorite of mine a long time ...
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Tree in Cairngorm Mountains

Grow Your Roots

A couple of weeks ago, we rented a car and went on "Mangin Family Adventures." You should hear our 3 year old say "Adventures." I dare you to tell me ...
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Liminal Space: The Place that I did not know that I live in.

My husband wrote a paper recently for the end of his term.  In order to read it well, I had to look up a number of words and concepts.  (Yeah ...
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Know Your Worth November

Life has been different in 2020.  I keep saying, “In March, the world shut down.”  Or, “Please come visit us when the world opens back up.”  However we state it, ...
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Write about what really
interests you, whether it is
real things or imaginary things,
and nothing else.

C.S. Lewis