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POPPING THE HOOD
After the 16-hour drive to Florida (and because it was long overdue), it was time for “Aubergine” to be refreshed with some new oil. So, we went to the local...
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THE SHIP HAS SAILED
I saw an interesting “post” on the internet a while back: “The 38 Most Haunting, Abandoned Places On Earth”. I decided to scroll through these beautiful (and yes, haunting) photos of everything...
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December 30, 2025
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COME & SEE. GO & TELL.
My parents always said they knew I’d eventually work in the theatre. They knew from the moment they got in the car with me after my first “theatre experience”, because...
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December 22, 2025
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CHILDHOOD CHRISTMAS MEMORIES by Rev. Ken Rickett
Even though I have been retired several years, I recall numerous childhood Christmas experiences. Growing up in the mountains of western North Carolina, I recall traipsing through the mountain behind...
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December 15, 2025
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GOD BLESS US, EVERY ONE
I am, as I do every Christmas season, reading my favorite Christmas book, Charles Dickens’ “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”. Through the years I’ve had several copies of this story, one is in...
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December 09, 2025
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OVERCOMING SKEPTICISM by Rev. Ken Rickett
ADVENT! What a glorious time of the year! But Advent must “get off” on the right foot or the season can become less fulfilling. Let me suggest a beginning point. ...
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December 02, 2025
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LOOK, PILGRIMS!
No matter how THANKSGIVING DAY is celebrated at my home (away, home, crowded, or quiet) I really love it. As was proved THIS year, it doesn’t matter if there are twenty people...
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November 22, 2025
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AT THE TABLE
It was a THANKGSIVING MEAL that I first remember my mother saying the words, “You need to try a little of everything that I put on your plate.” Those words...
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November 19, 2025
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GRATITUDE OR ENTITLEMENT?
I have tried, this November, to intentionally state one person, thing or concept I am thankful for…every day. I have to say, when I first decided to do it I...
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November 11, 2025
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THE HILL
As I am continually “feeling” my age I am actually filled with…gratitude. I am happy to know that I am reaching the point where I have lived longer than I will live in the...
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