Merry Christmas: Peace on Earth

  “I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet, Their words repeat, Of peace on earth, good-will towards men.”   Dear friends and family, This Christmas we are acutely aware of the need for “Peace on Earth.” As Americans, we are no longer insular to the tragedy …

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Not Everything is Dessert – a Matter of Perspective

Seeing the beauty among the storm clouds or... "Life isn't what happens to you, it's what you do with what happens to you." I remember baking my first cake.  It was my mom's birthday and I was 10 years old.  I was raised in an era when Mom did all the cooking and Dad and …

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Under the Colorado Sky

When we said our goodbyes to Crete, Greece and I retired my 5 year blog entitled “Cretan Chronicles” (www.cretanchronicles.wordpress.com), many of my friends there asked if I would consider starting a new blog – perhaps calling it Colorado Chronicles. Although there is a great deal to blog about in my home state, my sights are …

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From Crete to Colorado

“The only place we have to see before we die is the place of seeing God.  And His presence is everywhere for those who slow to see.” Ann Voskamp   Welcome to my new blog!  After I retired my five year blog, Cretan Chronicles (www.cretanchronicles.wordpress.com), it wasn’t much later that I began to get the …

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