Tag: belonging
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Little Lamb, Big Herd | Short Story
He arrived unexpected, one summer day on the Rocky Mountain ranch. The owner was watching her herd of Highland cattle, grazing contently in the pasture, when a commotion caught her attention: two cream colored calves were butting heads. This wasn’t uncommon, but what happened next was a surprise. A couple of mama cows charged in…
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Telling Ourselves the Truth
The brawny woman behind the ice cream counter slammed the scoop into a tub of butter brickle so hard it rattled the glass. Clearly discontent, she never looked up at my teenage brother and me–not even to hand us our double-dip cones. That’s when my older sibling, rarely hesitant, asked the most daring question: Maam,…
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One Firefly Night
It was early summer. Just after dusk, I sat on the back porch taking in the sounds of nature. There were a few crickets and some bird who didn’t know not to sing after sun down. It was all garden variety, until my eye caught a green blink…blink…blink. A firefly! Hyper-focused, I tried to guess…
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Comparing Pumpkins
“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.” Plato
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My New Clowned Friend
I met a clown once. He was at the mall making balloon animals for the kids. While he contorted a squeaky red one into a dog for my son, I noticed six cryptical letters embroidered on his costume–where a name tag would be. “IYQYQR” I said,” What does that mean?” “Oh, you don’t speak “clown-lish,”…
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Together
“Let us be concerned for one another, to help one another to show love and to do good. Let us not give up the habit of meeting together, as some are doing. Instead, let us encourage one another all the more, since you see the Day of the Lord is coming nearer.” (Hebrews 10:24-25 –…
Davids Daily Dose 