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Moved
Moved to a new location. Senior Living center in Orem. New Church ward, lots of nice people.Treeo OremExtra charges for pets - I won't be getting a poodle.A bit too expensive for my budget, but...
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In darkness I cry...
Alone and lonely,runnels of hot tearscourse across trailslong traveled.No balm for ills,impossible challengeblocks every effort.I live in the blackest well,subterranean existencedevoid of a glimmer of...
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Enduring Well
Life is carefully designed to produce for us, if we are willing, a harvest of relevant and portable experience...Part of enduring well consists of being meek enough, amid our suffering, to learn from...
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Another setback
Another episode of stroke affecting me last week. This was probably what the drs characterize as a TIA, Transient Ischemic Attack. By definition, a TIA is a temporary experience, leaving no...
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Living Water
Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again:But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him...
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Walking in Darkness
I don't feel like I belong here any more. I am all alone in a very dark place. I am no longer someone who matters. Love is gone, no hope, nothing left but feeling shame to be so worthless.Why do I...
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Institute for Banana Ballistics Research
Yesterday, I stuck a ripe banana in my pocket. I wear utility scrubs, they have lots of pockets.Anyway I was summarily interrupted from my intention to assimilate the comestible portion of said fruit...
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Thanksgiving revisited...
Book of RemembranceIn the First Presidency Message this month, President Eyring reminds us all to recognize, remember, and give thanks to the Lord for all His the bounteous blessings. Eyring quotes...
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Good things can come our way, even from people who are thoroughly confused about most everything.
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Happy Valentines
Indeed, a day for rejoicing! After spending half the time since Sept 4 in one hospital or another, today I have found a new place to call home - at least for a while. I have relocated to an assisted...
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Prayers for Easter Peace
Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with...
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Happy Mothers Day!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!Moms are in a unique position to affect the future, through their influence with children.Dads do mean a lot as well, and parents should work together, but mom sets the stage for...
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Ancestors: Ferdinand Frederick Ludwick Cobabe
Ferdinand Frederick Ludwick Cobabe moved his family from the ancestral home in Malchow Prussia to Copenhagen Denmark around 1850-1860 . Ferdinand raised his family for some years in Copenhagen Denmark...
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Ancestors: Peter Barton
Peter Barton, Bishop of Kaysville, Davis county, Utah, is the son of John Barton and Elizabeth Bell, and was born March 21, 1845, at St. Helens, Lancashire England. He was baptized by Elder James...
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Ancestors: Alexader Neibaur
Alexander NeibaurAlexander Neibaur (January 8, 1808 – December 15, 1883) was the first dentist to practice in Utah and first Jewish person to join the Mormon Church. He was educated for the profession...
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Wasatch Wildflowers: Abies lasiocarpa, Sub-Alpine Fir
Perhaps among the most distinguishing features of this fir tree is the upright presentation of dark purplish cones early in the season. The cones exude sticky sap that drips down.The bark of mature...
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Wasatch Wildflowers: Cleome serrulata, Rocky Mountain beeplant
Cleome serrulata is common across North America.Insects are attracted to it, especially bees, which helps in the pollination of nearby plants. It is native to southern Canada and western and central...
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Revisiting: The Masks Come Off
Some of the posturing of tolerance and respect has dropped away today, even more so than in recent times.The real faces of protest and screaming demands are revealed to be twisted with hatred, ugly...
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Reiterating: Lessons From the Trees
A couple of prosaic pieces I wrote some time ago, reflecting upon my relationship with wilderness.Legacies of EnduranceI made a pilgrimage this weekend to the slopes of Mount Evans, to pay my respects...
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Winter Treasures
The frozen land above the skyAvalancheSunsetSnowpackedSuncupsWindsweptReflectionsMassiveSnow covered trees and heightsPathway to higher placesTracks in the snowSnowplow
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