Monthly Archives: December 2016

A Star Out of Place

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Checking The Mail

As a small boy I would lie in the grass looking to the stars and wonder… How did this happen? Who made this? And when? You don’t have to be very big to gaze at the stars, overwhelmed by the … Continue reading →

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Owning our Past

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Checking The Mail

For example, if someone makes the choice to “buy lotto tickets, hoping to get help in paying bills”, then is broke when the billing cycle hits… there is no bad luck there. That is called bad judgment, or poor choices. If the choices aren’t owned and reflected upon, guess what happens next time? Continue reading →

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Perhaps… Overheard in Heaven

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Checking The Mail

Someone is going to live there. That is the story I heard. Right in the middle of them, like them but different. Right there putting up with all their foolishness. I don’t understand it all but I know I wouldn’t want the job Continue reading →

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